While currants have long been a classic for in-ground gardening, you may have hesitated on growing them in planters. Though they may not be the best berries to grow in containers, you don't have to ...

This undated photo shows a red currant espalier in New Paltz, N.Y. Red currant plants are especially easy to train and prune as decorative (and edible) espaliers. (Lee Reich via AP) Espalier is a way ...

The plant in the upper half of the photo is a red-flowering currant, in the lower part is a hellebore in bloom. Together, they make a striking spring show in the Northwest landscape. (Marci Degman) ...

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 ...

What: The native flowering currant, or ribes sanguineum, welcomes spring with a showy array of rosy-pink buds softening to a rich, clear pink. The early spring flowers have a spicy fragrance and are a ...

I was born and raised in England. It's no secret that as a nation, the British love jam. Cut us open and we bleed strawberry. My favorite preserve has always been black currant and when I moved here ...

Espalier: how to train plants for the tracery of branches This undated photo shows a red currant espalier in New Paltz, N.Y. Red currant plants are especially easy to train and prune as decorative ...

A red currant espalier in New Paltz, N.Y. Red currant plants are especially easy to train and prune as decorative (and edible) espaliers. (Lee Reich) Espalier is a way of training and pruning plants ...

Espalier is a way of training and pruning plants so their branches lie in an orderly and ornamental two-dimensional form. The beauty comes from the tracery of the branches. Espalier is a way to create ...