You might not have the largest yard or plot, but that doesn’t mean you can’t grow the mighty spruce. These 5 types of spruce ...

Learn how to grow and care for Dragon Prince™ Cryptomeria, a compact variety of Japanese cedar. Get to know the ideal light, ...

A wall of green can be a barrier between your space and the outside world, can define a space in your landscape.

Bearberries, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, are evergreen ground cover plants growing across much of Canada and the northern United ...

Hold off on pruning. Winter is a good time to prune a deciduous tree or shrub, but not an evergreen. Because the plant isn’t dormant, pruning in winter can stimulate new growth, prompting soft new ...

There is one small task gardeners should do as soon as it snows in order to protect their garden from flurries which could ...

I made this oak’s acquaintance courtesy of “Plants for the Winter Garden” (Timber Press, 2024), by Warren Leach. The author ...

To add subtle charm to the garden during the darkest months, try leaning into contrast: light and dark, shadow and gloss, ...

Lidkea explained that the daphne, killing everything beneath its shade, creates the perfect, unobstructed path for the ivy to ...

Evergreen ferns are priceless gems in a winter garden. During summer, it’s easy to take our subtly variegated green backcloth of leaves ...

Marcescent trees, such as oaks and beeches, do not form a complete abscission layer, and their leaves often remain attached ...

Native edibles, such as western beaked hazelnuts, California wild grapes and evergreen huckleberries make great garden ...