Conifers are wonderful plants — attractive, hardy, functional. They’re terrific additions to any garden or landscape. Really. You may look around your neighborhood and laugh, seeing that 60-foot pine ...

Once established, conifers provide lush green screening for very little effort. Super easy to look after, they need only ...

Nearly 200 different varieties of conifers -- including Abies Fabri -- grow at the Ocean Coast Botanical Gardens north of Mendocino in Northern California. (Ocean Coast Botanical Gardens) If you have ...

Hardy evergreens can provide welcome year-round color and structure in even the smallest of gardens. But choosing evergreens for small spaces can be tricky. Homeowners often don’t realize a baby plant ...

Lush, sprawling forests, trails littered with cones and the clean, waxy smell of evergreens in the crisp morning air: Colorado. This state is known for its towering lodgepole pines, pale blue spruces ...

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Seeing Christmas trees on sale reminds me how beautiful needle-bearing conifers can be. Firs, pines and spruces look their absolute best in midwinter. Many create handsome outlines, bringing structure ...

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This may seem a shame - but it isn't. Conifers can be beautiful, but varieties grown as Christmas trees usually have dubious garden value, especially where space is limited. So don't be tempted to ...

Marianne Binetti recommends “Growing Conifers” by John J. Albers that teaches how to use conifers to create strong bones in the garden. McClatchy Newspapers Winter is on the way, so hold off on ...

Marianne Binetti recommends “Growing Conifers” by John J. Albers that teaches how to use conifers to create strong bones in the garden. McClatchy Newspapers Winter is on the way, so hold off on ...