Your dream evergreen tree may be a soaring redwood, but the reality of most suburban homesites is you need a tree that won't ...

Here's PennLive garden writer George Weigel's Plant Pick of the Week for this week: * Common name: Dwarf blue spruce 'Fat Albert' * Botanical name: Picea pungens 'Fat Albert' * What it is: A needled ...

I trimmed my boxwood shrubs at home this past weekend and the whir of my hedge trimmer lulled me into thinking about the plethora of questions I routinely receive from gardeners and homeowners about ...

During dismal winter days, evergreen trees and shrubs bring precious color and cheer to yards and neighborhoods. Let’s pay them back by learning their names. All evergreen shrubs may look alike to a ...

There's just something about those first few peeks of vibrant color on a bush or tree that signal the official start of warmer seasons. And while, as a gardener, you're spoiled for choice as to what ...

Do you know why the pine tree didn’t get a Christmas present? Because it was knotty. Speaking of evergreen humor, did you hear about the guy who drove through a forest and noticed lumberjacks sawing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to garden upkeep, many plants and trees in your yard do well with a yearly cut back. Some love a tidy up in the cold ...

Nature classifies all trees into three main groups. Deciduous trees shed leaves seasonally. Evergreen trees remain green year-round. Coniferous trees reproduce using cones. These categories explain ...