In fact, we only have three native conifer species: the Scots pine (no surprise there), the juniper and the yew. Yews are very long-lived trees; indeed, they are thought to be the longest-living ...

My love affair with conifers and hollies began with my first job out of college at the United States National Arboretum in ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — Máyala Wáta, also called Meeks Meadow, is proceeding with lodgepole pine removal through a grant from the California Tahoe Conservancy. The conifer thinning will take place ...

For this week’s article I am giving my readers the second part of Ruth Purser’s Thoughts of Christmas. Many of her notes are ...

Holiday plants in the home provide an extra sense of holiday cheer, but how safe are they? Here are the dangers of some of ...

In areas where a lot of shrubs are present, it’s best to plant seedlings within a year of a wildfire to avoid competition ...

For decades, forestry companies in B.C. have used glyphosate and other herbicides to kill off trembling aspen, a deciduous tree the industry and the provincial government view as unwanted ...

British Columbia's government expects to plant nearly 60 million fewer trees next year — a 23 per cent drop from this year's ...

We previously discussed the importance of keeping cut trees well hydrated, but what about the other formerly live plant materials that make it into our holiday decorations? The basic truth ...

These plants clothe walls and supports in foliage and flowers. Climbers cling on using tendrils, twining stems, stem roots or sticky pads, while wall shrubs need to be tied to supports. Plants can be ...