Blue Spruce, Beautiful but Overwhelming
It’s hard to believe, given its brilliance and majesty, but the Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) has a few flaws.Continue Reading
Category: Conifers
My Selection of Dwarf Conifers for Low-Maintenance Gardens
I have lived for 20 years in a home with a sandy loam soil garden. In my horticultural vocabulary, IContinue Reading
Conifer Needles Against Slugs
Question My hostas are attacked by slugs and I have tried many things to control them with variable amounts ofContinue Reading
Prune Those Candles to Keep Dwarf Conifers Under Control
By Larry Hodgson Late spring is the time to prune your dwarf conifers in order to slow their growth. MostContinue Reading
Can You Use Conifer Wood Chips as Mulch?
You can use almost any anything left over from woodworking as a mulch, and that includes conifer shavings. By LarryContinue Reading
Yellowing Conifers Needles: Not Always a Problem
By Larry Hodgson Often gardeners are worried when they see needles of their conifers turn yellow in the autumn andContinue Reading
“Cedars” Doing What Comes Naturally
By Larry Hodgson Question: I had a cedar hedge installed in June 2020 and the plants all passed the winter withoutContinue Reading
Repairing a Headless Conifer
By Larry Hodgson Many conifers have a naturally pyramidal shape. This is the case of, among others, firs (Abies), sprucesContinue Reading
A Miniature Conifer Container Garden: Beauty Without Blooms!
By Larry Hodgson Gardeners are often so focused on flowers that we sometimes forget there are other plants of interestContinue Reading
SMA Urban Tree of the Year 2021: The Giant Sequoia
Painting by Gary Stutler (garystutler.com); image distributed by SMA with permission of artist. Each year, members of the Society ofContinue Reading