I confess that I have made many mistakes in my garden. I have killed many plants. I have lost investments of time and money. There is much to be said about learning from one’s failures. Ultimately, ...

Q: We have an overgrown mugo pine shrub that is blocking the pathway to our front door and blocking sunlight from a window. The debate we are having is whether to move it or prune it. I would like to ...

The thinness of your schefflera is probably because of the low light conditions it's living in. Though scheffleras can tolerate lower light levels, they do have limits and they can get thin and leggy ...

We are planning to redo our front yard this spring and my sister in Idaho has recommended mugo pine bushes. Would they grow here? Can they tolerate a lot of sun? Please let me know if you think they ...

The conifer seems to have sunk from sight in most gardens in an age when tall, airy planting is highly fashionable. Yet in a long winter like the one we've just had, they are invaluable. They come in ...

Today's homeowners are gardening in smaller plots than their predecessors and finding it more difficult and expensive to care for massive shrub plantings that quickly outgrow their allotted space.

If you have a pine shrub or tree in your yard, spring is the time to control its growth. Keeping a pine in check is not a simple matter of pruning branches. “Pines aren’t like other evergreens,” said ...

I have a mature landscape that has a boxy, unnatural look. Would it be possible to restore some of these plants to a more natural appearance instead of replacing them with new plants? I also need your ...