The raspberry, with its botanical name Rubus idaeus, belongs to the rose family, which includes around 3,500 species. The raspberry is a hardy, deciduous climbing shrub that comes in a variety of ...

You're trudging through the underbrush on a hike when you decide to take a break. As you power up with some trail mix, you ...

(For details on growing many other vegetables and fruits, visit our Crop at a Glancecollection page.) Delicious, nutritious and easy to grow, raspberries are a valuable addition to any food garden.

Raspberries are undoubtedly one of the best-tasting fruits that the earth produces. When I was little, I remember picking wild raspberries with my grandmother and then coming home to enjoy them in ...

Amy in Bowie writes: “I recently transplanted all of my perennial herbs from one of my raised beds to a place in the ground near the house, and now have some unexpected garden space: a 4-by-8-foot bed ...

Stumbling onto a patch of sweet berries is one of the special treats of hiking in the wild. We've eaten wild blackberries in California, wild blueberries in Maine, wild strawberries in Colorado. Here ...

Growing raspberries takes a bit of patience — but, if you are a lover of that deep berry flavor, that’s no deterrent. Most raspberries need time to become established before they fruit, according to ...

A raspberry patch bursting with firm, juicy fruit rarely grows by chance. Raspberries are naturally vigorous growers, but without a bit of direction, their canes can quickly turn into a wild, tangled ...