In the dead of winter, a raspberry bramble might look, well, dead. Once a dense thicket of soft, green leaves and juicy berries now stands dormant and skeletal, giving little indication of the harvest ...

Plant raspberries in early spring in a full-sun location with well-drained, amended soil. Avoid planting raspberries where tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, or strawberries were recently grown. Proper ...

Raspberries are a relatively easy fruit to grow at home, if you have space for large shrubs in full sun. Just be sure you are willing to brave the thorns of these vigorous plants to prune them every ...

Compared to spring and summer, winter might seem like the off-season for gardeners, with nothing to do but wait for their plants to wake back up. However, some winter care tasks, especially when it ...

Harvesting fresh raspberries from your home garden is a fulfilling experience, and with some thoughtful pruning, you can maximize your harvest. By removing old and diseased canes and thinning out new ...

Now that freezing weather has finally arrived, it’s time to cut back fall-bearing raspberry canes. I like to wait until the raspberry plants are exposed to a hard freeze before cutting them down.

"Bramble" is the common name for the genus Rubus which includes raspberries, blackberries and their hybrids and cultivars. The term bramble is used to denote “thorniness” a common trait among these ...

This fall I discovered a job that I dislike more than cleaning the leaves out of down spouts. Up until now scooping the leaves, pine needles and twigs that have accumulated in the bottom of the spouts ...

Raspberries are one of the most popular fruits for home gardens, and they are pretty easy to grow. If you care for them right, they can give you impressive yields — up to two decades in some cases.