Blueberry bushes are relatively compact and do not occupy as much space as fruit trees, so they fit into almost any situation. They are attractive, and they don't require a lot of spraying for insect ...

The foliage of rabbiteye blueberries is an appealing blue green that often turns brilliant shades of orange and red in the fall (another notable ornamental feature). Blueberry bushes are deciduous and ...

Not only are blueberries an excellent source of vitamin C and antioxidants, they also make beautiful shrubs to accent your landscape and attract wildlife. Blueberries are typically used in the ...

Not only are blueberries an excellent source of vitamin C and antioxidants, they also make beautiful shrubs to accent your landscape and attract wildlife. Blueberries are typically used in the ...

Blueberries are one of the easiest-to-grow fruiting plants for home landscapes, and research indicates that they have all kinds of health benefits. Here in Louisiana we plant the native rabbiteye ...

Getting an excellent rabbiteye blueberry harvest requires helpful pollinators -- particularly native southeastern blueberry bees -- although growers can bring in managed honey bees to do the job. This ...

School is out, and summer is near. Here’s something else to celebrate: Blueberries — those refreshing, deeply hued orbs of sweetness — are now ripening on bushes across Louisiana. Blueberries are ...

June is blueberry month, so it’s the best time to visit U-Pick farms near the Triangle and then spend some time in the kitchen cooking and baking your berries. (And, let’s face it, eating them by the ...

This is the second installment of a feature chronicling the transformation of my small urban property into a farm-let. After a week of anxiously waiting to see what the Personal Farmer would come up ...

When I was a kid, lots of people grew fruit out in the yard, but it’s not that way anymore. People in the burbs say it’s because they don’t live on a farm or have a back acre and, besides, growing ...

It’s blueberry season, y’all, and fresh, locally grown blueberries are deliciously available now. Blueberries are one of the easiest to grow and lowest maintenance fruiting plants for home landscapes.