This time of year, I always try to touch on the topic of tree planting. So, I apologize in advance if I start to sound like a broken record. Fall is — hands down — the best time to plant trees in our ...

What: Taxus baccata ‘Standishii,’ commonly called columnar golden yew, is an excellent, slow growing evergreen that will create a perfect low-maintenance vertical accent in the garden. Most columnar ...

Evergreens make excellent privacy screens for blocking out busy roads and nosy neighbors. And while neat rows of columnar trees can be perfect if you like a more formal aesthetic or don't have a lot ...

* What it is: Gardeners often need skinny, upright evergreens for those tight spots in the yard where they’re looking for privacy or definition. Examples are along property lines in small yards, ...

Q: The arborvitae in the photo is on the south corner of my house and was planted about four years ago. In the winter it was wrapped in burlap, and weathered the previous years fine, but this year it ...

Every year, winter will strip the city bare, turning lively blocks into gray corridors and tiny gardens into forgotten ...