CORVALLIS – Espaliered trees bring fruit down to eye level. They allow for easy picking and take advantage of small spaces. But don’t kid yourself into thinking espaliers are any easier than ...

This video shows how I typically espalier single tomato plants that have self-seeded in the garden by making a simple mini ...

Some regard espaliered fruit trees as living, edible art because it takes years to prune the trees to achieve the desired shape. The fruit can be tastier because it's exposed to more direct sun than ...

The old-fashioned art of growing espaliered (is-pal-yerd) plants has a place in many modern gardens, especially smaller ones. When a garden border is narrow and against a wall or fence, this method of ...

An espalier can be any woody plant that is trained and pruned to grow against a wall, fence or trellis. Question: I want to plant fruit trees but I have a very small yard. Would you recommend an ...

An old horticulture practice of controlling plant growth in a flat plane against a solid surface or trellis has merit in today’s smaller landscapes. This is the art of espalier, pronounced ess-PAL-yer ...

Are there places in your garden where a fruiting wall, hedge or espalier could screen an unwanted view, provide some privacy or take advantage of scarce sun? They are more simply designed and ...

Whether you grow mostly vegetables, mostly flowers, or a mix of both, chances are good you've wanted to put some vining plants into the mix—and that means adding a trellis to the gardenscape. A ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. If you have big ideas for a garden but only a ...

Espalier (ess-PAL-yay) is a horticultural art form of careful pruning and training of a woody plant as a means of adding a structural focal point to an area of a garden. These are living sculptures ...

A brick wall, a blank fence, a small garden with no room for a tree: These are all invitations for an espalier. An espalier is a tree or shrub trained to grow in a flat plane, generally against a wall ...