We buy live Christmas trees with the best of intentions, excited about the possibilities of decorating our living rooms for the holidays and our gardens for evermore. Sometimes, that's just the ...

This is the second of two columns on dwarf conifers suitable for gardens in our region. Some are rare and hard to find. Keep your eyes open for them in area garden centers. Most of these can be found ...

Evergreen attractions are the bones that can make any garden a wonderful four-season refuge for birds and gardeners alike. Conifers not only provide that tempting trio of food, shelter and nesting ...

'Tis the season to celebrate the evergreens in our lives as we prepare to give pride of place to the Christmas trees that represent everything bright and shiny about the holidays. Many ...

If you look closely at a landscape that captures your attention every season of the year, you’ll likely discover conifers. They offer form and substance, textural contrast to broadleaf shrubs and ...

Dear Roger: Could you suggest some dwarf conifers for my garden? I saw some at the Ralston arboretum in Raleigh last week, and they were amazing. Thank you. - Claude Wheaton, Southern Pines Dear ...

Coloradans are lucky. In the dead of winter, when the landscape looks brown and dead or is covered by snow, we have the many hues of green conifers to remind us that spring will come again. In ...

If you're into growing miniature and dwarf conifers, or interested in beginning your own collection, a new addition to the Green Bay Botanical Garden should be a must-visit destination on your list of ...

SEATTLE — Gardening expert Ciscoe Morris said pruning dwarf conifers can be tricky in the Evergreen State because they never stop growing here. He demonstrated on his Hinoki cypress spiralis. “If I ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Pat Hayward deals with plants — and more precisely, plant questions — all day as executive director of Plant Select. And then she comes home to a garden in ...

Did you see the full moon setting on Thursday morning? Wow! It was a cool, frosty morning. The moon was hovering over the horizon, viewed between bare branches. A huge peach-colored orb, it vividly ...

GREEN BAY – The American Conifer Society is bringing its regional conference to Green Bay this weekend, promising stunning garden tours and plenty of educational opportunities to explore the world of ...