As our thoughts turn to spring planting, let’s look at underplanted trees and shrubs over the next few weeks. In this age of the global economy, being a native plant may not be all it’s cracked up to ...

Submitted photo European larch “Contorta” is an interesting tree in winter. Dead cones may remain on the tree for up to 10 years. It’s often easy to make assumptions about living things, but nature ...

As our thoughts turn to spring planting, let’s look at underplanted trees and shrubs over the next few weeks. When you think of conifers, you think of trees with needles and cones — pines, spruce, ...