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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Under the massive cedar of Lebanon tree towering over the east end of Tanger Arboretum, the scattering of tiny conifers might be missed by drivers cruising by on President Avenue — but they shouldn’t ...

Shaping up nicely: There is a conifer for every garden, small or big, shady or sunny, wet or dry - Getty If it were not for its usefulness as a glittering seasonal accessory once a year, the conifer ...

The Louise Arnold Tanger Arboretum sits on the campus of the LancasterHistory along North President Avenue. In late 2015, an American Conifer Society was added to the arboretum. The landscape houses ...

ROD PARKE USED to grow 253 kinds of hybrid tea roses. When he tired of all the spraying, he moved on to filling his North Seattle garden with dahlias, and then rhododendrons. Turns out the rhodies ...