When landscaping with olive trees, oftentimes one beautiful specimen is all it takes to add sculptural drama to your outdoor space. A single olive tree can become the focal point of a courtyard garden ...

A quintessential Van Gogh landscape of olive trees and cypresses set under a mid-day sun is to be auctioned at Christie’s, New York on 11 November. Although no formal estimate has been announced, it ...

The olives hang on their branches now, pendulous, green and hard. On the "Manzanillo' trees they dangle like lopsided cherries, swaying on slender stems in ones, twos and threes. Oblong, pointed ...

If you are a home gardener in Napa Valley, you can successfully grow olive trees. Olives are one of the most popular trees in the valley, and with a few pointers extrapolated from University of ...

The history of olive cultivation in Tuscany reaches far beyond what many visitors might imagine when they see the postcard-perfect hillsides dotted with silvery trees. While the documented expansion ...

It is a crime so audacious as to be almost inconceivable: thieves are stealing Spain's ancient olive trees - some 1,000 years old - and selling them all round Europe. The gangs, working at night and ...

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