There is something especially gratifying about having your own fruit trees. Harvesting fresh fruit from your very own orchard and turning it into sweet delicacies is not only cost-effective but also ...

WASHINGTON — As an artist, Sam Van Aken tends to work with some unusual media. While others are content to follow their vision using pencils, brushes and a canvas, he’s using weather balloons, planes ...

A single tree that bears 40 different fruits? It's not the product of magic, but years of careful grafting by artist Sam Van Aken. The Tree of 40 Fruit looks like any other tree. But in the spring, it ...

Giovanni Stanchi (Rome c. 1645-1672). Oil on canvas, 38 5/8 x 52½ in. Christie's Images Ltd. Paintings can be a window to more than the outmoded dress and strange customs of the past — sometimes, they ...

Imagine dozens of different kinds of fruit all hanging from a single tree. It's the dream of a Syracuse artist who is building such a tree, branch... Aug 15, 2014 — Imagine dozens of different kinds ...