Growing up on a farm near Boissevain taught Kelvin Hildebrandt many things. But becoming an orchardist has meant taking a comprehensive and strategic approach to acquiring a whole new set of skills.

Using pavers or stones to build up a soil-filled planter around a tree’s trunk is seriously damaging to the tree. “You’ll be ...

If you would like to add spring-flowering trees to your landscape, January and February are excellent months to plant them.