When morning lows get into the 50s and below, it’s a cause for celebration. We can look for those long-lost fleece vests and, even better, it gives horticulturists like The Garden Guy the ticket to ...

A landscape needs “bones” — plants that anchor the overall look throughout the year, not just during the growing season in spring and summer. Evergreens typically form the “bones” of a good landscape ...

“Conifers are a long-term investment in both wildlife and the land,” said Troy Holcomb, a DNR forestry specialist. “When ...

Contrast is an important element in landscape design. It can make all the difference between a boring landscape or a landscape that will pop. Contrasting textures, contrasting colors, contrasting ...

Your first thought of shrubs for your home is probably the staples like hollies or ligustrums and showy bloomers like azaleas, rhododendrons or camellias. Those are great choices, but also consider ...

There is nothing that adds a thrill to the winter landscape quite like conifers. Much to the chagrin of my wife, I could be forever happy gardening among conifers. I love green selections and blue ...

In elementary school, most of us learned the basic differences between deciduous and coniferous trees. Deciduous trees have leaves that change color and drop in the fall, and coniferous trees have ...

The weather forecast has several days with morning lows in the 60s, which is a cause for celebration. We can look for those long-lost fleece vests and, even better, it gives horticulturists like The ...

For the corners of a former house, I used a graceful-growing slender hinoki cypress, another conifer cousin that lends a look of art to a landscape. The word “conifer” generally refers to a plant that ...