'Lime trees are tropical divas that thrive in temperatures between 55°F and 85°F,' Ben notes. For this reason, lime trees ...

Hi Sue, several years ago, I purchased a small lime tree. When I bought it, it was full of blooms and small fruit, it continued to produce golfball-sized limes all that summer. Last year, it got se… ...

Q: I planted a Bearss Lime tree about five years ago. When we had the bad freeze a few years ago it froze. Since then it has come back and has grown very well. However it never produces. I ...

The tree needs to be staked. Sterner recommends using 1-inch electrical conduit, typically available in 10- and 20-foot lengths, as a stake. Buy a length tall enough to support the top of the tree ...

Naval orange, orange and grapefruit trees can tolerate temperatures down to 28 degrees, but lemon and lime trees both would sustain damage if the temperature drops below freezing.

Our backyard’s prima donna moment comes in late March and early April. The wild lilac’s violet blue flowers complement the rose bushes’ magenta blooms. Orange and lime tree blossoms compete ...

Lime trees aside, there are many other garden-worthy trees whose scented, wildlife-friendly flowers make them worthy of consideration. Magnolias, for example, have the very same ability to ambush ...

Generally, the lime harvest is smaller and prices are higher from January through March, but in November and December severe rains knocked the blossoms off lime trees in many areas, reducing lime ...

Robert Browning's poem, Home Thoughts, from Abroad, was one of my favourites during the year I spent as an au pair in Italy many years ago. Like him, I had loved the mild Mediterranean winter and ...