As the busyness of summer subsides and early autumn slips into being I cherish my walks on the trails that meander through my 60-acres. Day-to-day I note the changes that signal the passing of one ...

Highbush cranberry jelly can also be made without pectin, using equal parts sugar and juice, boiled together until they reach 220 F on a jelly thermometer.

To me, fall is a time of decay. Growing up in Wisconsin, it meant a time when the leaves changed into a layered palette of yellow, orange, and red.

Such misunderstanding occurs because the common name “highbush cranberry” actually refers to three different species of highbush cranberries: Viburnum opulus, V. trilobum and V. edule.

Highbush cranberry bushes don’t have many leaves but they can grow up to 12 feet high. ... We’re going to make ketchup out of them, some jelly and maybe fruit roll-ups.

The highbush cranberry shrub isn’t a true cranberry, although the berries are similar in both taste and appearance. The Latin name is Viburnum opulus var. americanum, which is important to know ...

Mixed boxes of jelly are ready for sale - $5 a jar or $60 for a variety 12-pack. "It's a pretty jelly," he says as he holds a jar of highbush cranberry up to the light. ADVERTISEMENT ...

Q I have heard of a plant called highbush cranberry. Does this plant really produce cranberries that you could eat? A Highbush cranberry is a common name that's used for the viburnum species ...

LAKE MINCHUMINA, Alaska — When my twin sister Julie and I were 8 or 10 years old, every early August we haunted open birch forests and brushy slopes, eyeing sweet-smelling ...

For gardeners, Thanksgiving is a special holiday, a time to celebrate the harvest and put it on the table, just as the Pilgrims did hundreds of years ago. Most gardeners ...

Not to worry: it’s just highbush cranberry, ripening with the season and promising a winter full of sweet rose flavour. Highbush cranberries smell terrible, ... Jelly is where it’s at.