* 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, ...

Taxus, commonly known as yew, stands as perhaps the most versatile evergreen for formal garden structures. Its dense, dark ...

The Juniper is the kind of plant that my husband would refer to as pedestrian. Many others think of it as common or plain, or even uninspiring. I, on the other hand, think of the Juniper as the ...

Juniper shrubs are getting a second look as homeowners search for carefree greenery with year-round appeal. These plants have long been a landscape staple, especially as an evergreen foundation plant, ...