Other types of potted Christmas trees thrive as houseplants. “Trees such as Norfolk Island pines can live for years,” says ...

I got a hug and a question from a friend at church in Jeromesville a few years ago. We go to a friendly church. The question was, "Can you buy a tree that is balled and burlapped and plant the tree in ...

Here's PennLive garden writer George Weigel's Plant Pick of the Week for this week: * Common name: Dwarf blue spruce 'Fat Albert' * Botanical name: Picea pungens 'Fat Albert' * What it is: A needled ...

Evergreen trees grow well in containers, as long as you get the cultivar and conditions right. One specific genus looks great ...

Here are 11 places to get your live Christmas trees that are within a 2-hour drive from Springfield. What to know: Sells ...

They're a classic winter sight — but can you tell different types of conifer trees apart? Here's what distinguishes fir, pine ...

I know people who say we shouldn’t be cutting down trees just to brighten our homes for the holidays. Trees are, after all, sequestering carbon and making our environment cleaner, greener, and all ...

A real Christmas tree fills a home with the scent of the forest. The branches, like the hope of the holidays, are ever green. Choosing a tree at the stand or the farm can become a tradition.

I'll tell you a little secret if you promise not to laugh. Before I studied horticulture I didn't know the difference among evergreens, spruce, pines or conifers. Before you skip today's column ...

One of the most interesting evergreens is the weeping blue spruce (Picea pungens 'Pendula'). This cultivar of the native Colorado blue spruce was a selected seedling grown in a tree nursery in the ...

DEAR JESSICA: I have a blue spruce that’s about 20 feet tall, which I planted six years ago. Every year, it has produced beautiful blue branches until last year, when I noticed it has a lot of brown ...