Generally speaking, conifers are trees and shrubs with needles that set seeds in cones. Yews, junipers and ginkgos produce cones, too, but they’re fleshy and appear berry-like. Ginkgos are ...

“Prune a conifer?” you ask. Well, as Dylan Thomas said, we need “to begin at the beginning.” Conifers are cone-bearing trees that produce tiny pollen cones in spring followed later by more substantial ...

I HAVE BEEN pruning evergreens now for the last two weeks at a fever pitch! That is because late November and all of December is the ideal time to prune your conifers and softwoods. And the trimmings ...

Once established, conifers provide lush green screening for very little effort. Super easy to look after, they need only minimal pruning, are wind- and drought-tolerant, and make a pleasing addition ...

Spring is the time to clean up the garden after winter and prepare it for a new season. One of the preparation steps is pruning plants. Many spring-flowering shrubs become straggly and horribly ...