Few homeowners are acquainted with the Ribes (RYE-bees) family of plants; gooseberries, currants and jostaberries. There are over 150 ribes species in the world, including gooseberries and clove or ...

Woolly elm aphids leave their serviceberry hosts and the end of the summer and fly to elms where they'll lay their eggs in bark crevices to overwinter. (Courtesy photo) I planted a Red Lake Currant ...

Ask any number of people what their favorite berries are, and invariably you’ll hear in reply: strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. But most people overlook summer’s lesser-known ...

FOR DECADES, THEY were literally a forbidden fruit. Fresh currants are a popular crop in Europe and grow reasonably well in Washington state. But the tart, translucent strings of berries — “little ...

Aghhh. Lots of questions this week, only these have been asked, year in and year out. I hate to repeat myself more than I have to, but I have found when lots ask, lots of others care, too. First, ...