Conifers—thanks to their striking silhouettes, noteworthy growth habits, remarkable evergreen textures and variety of hues—are “gotta-have-it” landscape additions for today’s gardeners. Thankfully ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Like any kind of tree, the conifer is susceptible to a number of diseases ...

Conifers are commonly thought to be synonymous with "evergreen trees," which stay green through the year. However, not all conifers—also known as softwoods—remain green and keep their needles ...

Get started growing evergreens from seed! Conifers don’t grow easily, but with a little patience you can learn how to grow evergreen trees from seeds in your own backyard. We’ve all heard the old ...

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 ...

The dark foliage of conifer trees dominates much of our landscape. It gets to be a bit overwhelming at times, so I’m always glad when spring leaf-out brings fresh, bright greens of the deciduous tree ...