Conifers bring structure and year-round interest to a garden. Cuttings can be taken from late summer to the end of autumn, but it's a slow process and can take almost a year for shoots to make roots.

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Conifers are commonly thought to be synonymous with "evergreen trees," which stay green through the year. However, not all conifers—also known as softwoods—remain green and keep their needles ...

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 ...

The snow is intercepted by a conifer snow umbrella that keeps the snow off the ground. The thick interlacing needles of ...

With old man winter approaching shortly, December presents a perfect opportunity for a topic that I have personally been waiting to pontificate on… conifers. This wonderful class of botanical ...

How can conifers that are used, for example, as Christmas trees, keep their green needles over the boreal winter when most trees shed their leaves? Science has not provided a good answer to this ...

In much of the country, much of the landscape goes barren from fall through spring. Evergreens are typically the workhorse plants that carry us through. But not all evergreens are created equal. A ...

Many homeowners plant beautiful and fast-growing conifers to add privacy to their yards. Assuming they're evergreen, they believe the privacy screen would hold its green hue year-round. So, when they ...

Conifers are among the most popular plants in our gardens. They are low-maintenance, evergreen, and provide structure to beds and hedges year-round. However, even these robust trees need some ...