If your outdoor space is looking a little sparse after the non-stop excitement of summer blooms and fall color it's time to think about how best to fill the gaps. Choose easy evergreen trees that will ...

Q. We have two Alberta spruces that have developed the brown areas shown. These areas showed up late summer last year. The areas do not seem to have gotten any worse after the winter we have had. Do ...

Q: A few weeks ago, you answered a question from someone who wanted formal evergreens in front of their house. You suggested a plant called a dwarf Alberta spruce. My question is, can this shrub be ...

The original Christmas tree was a Spruce, which is distinguished by its cone shape and whorled branches. The needles of a Spruce are attached singly to the branches rather than in bunches, in a spiral ...

After all the unnatural things that plants must endure to get into gardens and landscapes, it is amazing that they are as happy to perform as they are. Most come from very different climates, only to ...

This dwarf Alberta spruce is sending out a "reversion" that looks like one tree growing out of a different one. Q: I've got an evergreen (I think it's a dwarf Alberta spruce) that has one bigger ...

Two Christmas’ ago, granddaughter Kayla gifted me with two Dwarf Alberta Spruce (Albertina Conica) trees. For a year and a half these evergreen trees remained in the nursery pots in which they arrived ...

Question: I have a dwarf Alberta spruce in front of my house, next to the walkway. Last season, I noticed that some of the needles were turning brown and falling off the plant. At first it was just ...

Q: I planted Alberta spruce trees about 10 years ago, and one looks like a white spruce at the top. Can you tell me how and why this happened?- Walter, Livingston Manor A: The dwarf Alberta spruce ...

Tall trees and shrubs can overshadow single story homes and make small yards feel crowded and overwhelming. However, there are plenty of small or dwarf plants that have all the beauty of their taller ...