Blackberries (Rubus spp.) — dark purple, sweet-tart fruits high in vitamins and disease-fighting compounds -- are protected by thorny canes that twist into impenetrable brambles when left unattended.

Have fun and enjoy picking fresh fruit right outside your door thanks to compact varieties you can grow in containers. Just clear some space on your patio, deck, balcony, or front steps that receives ...

Many of us grew up picking blackberries in the country. My Grandmother Emanis would lead us on a trek to fencerows and unmowed pastures to harvest the plump, dark delicacies. Around our house, they ...

5 things to do in the garden this week: Fruit: If you are looking for an edible ground cover, consider thornless blackberries, which are ripening now. This is the season for blackberries of every type ...

If you have ever picked blackberries from the wild, those days likely conjure many good memories. We are now beginning to enter blackberry harvest season for some early varieties. Dewberries are in ...

COLLEGE STATION - Say "blackberry" today and most people will think of smartphone first and the fruit second. Like the phone, there is an upgrade available to Texas growers: Natchez thornless ...