When I bought my home in Burlington nine years ago, a huge selling point was the gardens. Both front and back yards were terraced with stonework, and the previous owners had planted loads of ...

The winter landscape would not be complete without conifers. They are the backbone of any good landscape design because they add structure, texture and color. Conifers are usually evergreen trees or ...

I f you try a new conifer in your garden this year, what would it be, and why? If your mind wanders to Austrian pines, Ponderosas or Colorado blue spruce because those are all you know, you’re missing ...

* What it is: A fine-needled, light-green conifer with a dramatic, weeping habit. ‘Cascade Falls’ is a variety that grafts a weeping bald cypress found in New Zealand onto the roots of our native ...

In lieu of broadleaf deciduous trees that release their autumn glory only to reveal barren branches, Sara Malone has opted for a host of conifers that never stand stark in the winter landscape but ...

During New England’s winters, the evergreen trees tend to be most prominent in the natural landscape and around our homes. Horticulturists refer to the needled (or narrow-leaf) evergreens like pine, ...

For some unexplainable reason, everybody likes the look of a Weeping False Cypress. Well, almost. Weeping False Cypress has limbs that droop so sadly that they are apt to put you in a sombre mood. All ...

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 ...

The winter landscape would not be complete without conifers. They are the backbone of any good landscape design because they add structure, texture and color. Conifers are usually evergreen trees or ...

Northerners visiting South and Central Florida may be surprised to see so many pines and other conifers growing wild and dotting home landscapes because they consider such trees cold-climate species.