mulberry landscaping

Hi there! I’m Ruth Nakamura, a backyard orchardist from the beautiful Pacific Northwest. For the past 15 years, I’ve been on a journey with mulberries, growing about a dozen different cultivars right in my own yard. From the luscious Black Beauty to the hardy Illini Star, I’ve had my share of successes and a few … Read more

Sixty pounds of ripe mulberries can drop from a single mature tree in just two weeks during peak season — and where that fruit lands determines whether I’m harvesting a windfall or cleaning purple stains off my deck for months. On my property in the Pacific Northwest, where space earns its keep, every planting decision … Read more

Have you ever wondered why some people’s mulberry trees seem practically immune to aphids while yours get hammered every summer? The answer isn’t fancy sprays or constant vigilance — it’s what you plant in the soil around the tree’s base. I stumbled into this discovery by accident after my first attempt at companion planting went … Read more