In my opinion, dwarf conifers play the role of miniature works of art in the garden. They contrast beautifully with perennials and deciduous shrubs while adding color, form and interest in the winter ...

WHAT: This stunning dwarf conifer (Chamaecyparis pisifera Nana Aureovariegata) is bun-shaped dwarf with specks of vanilla-cream color throughout. It is a gorgeous addition to the winter border or can ...

'Tis the season to celebrate the evergreens in our lives as we prepare to give pride of place to the Christmas trees that represent everything bright and shiny about the holidays. Many ...

The conifer seems to have sunk from sight in most gardens in an age when tall, airy planting is highly fashionable. Yet in a long winter like the one we've just had, they are invaluable. They come in ...

I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree especially those from Dave Leck-ey With all apologies to Joyce Kilmer and/or her sister, Val. Although I might be just a little confused on ...

Coloradans are lucky. In the dead of winter, when the landscape looks brown and dead or is covered by snow, we have the many hues of green conifers to remind us that spring will come again. In ...

Even the fussiest of gardeners counts on certain plants to just be there- to grow through thick and thin, to resist disease and insect attack and to require an absolute minimum of upkeep. To the vast ...

Pity the poor dwarf conifer. Once de rigueur in fashionable plantings it is now derided as a has-been and relegated to the suburban fringes of horticultural taste. Such is often the fate of trendy ...