That’s where dwarf conifers come in ... or the interesting plum color that appears with cooler weather on trees like false cypress and many juniper ground covers. Showy cone-like flowers ...

Discover the species that range from a blob-nosed fish to a snake named after Leonardo DiCaprio.

There are many shrubs and trees ... Hinoki cypress can grow up to 30 feet tall, perfect for a full, sturdy hedge that provides welcome shelter for birds. But there also are many dwarf varieties ...

Another favourite is dwarf Hinoki cypress, a slow-growing evergreen with beautiful fan ... A final tip on the winter ...

Three of the all-season plants I like to grow are red twig dogwoods, incense cedar and gold thread cypress ... different-colored stems and even some dwarf varieties for the small garden.

It’s not unusual these cold gray days to despair over the appearance of our gardens. It wasn’t so long ago that late-blooming ...

It was bare and spindly, more like a kindling than a proper tree. But pond cypress trees thrive in Louisiana, thanks to their resilience and steady resolve in high wind. Our plucky little tree ...

Similar accidents involving falling trees have caused deaths, damaged property and disrupted traffic in other parts of Asia, including Singapore. Environmental conditions could be a factor ...

They’re also home to forests of lesser-known but critically important polylepis – known as “cloud trees.” Growing up to 5,000 meters above sea level, they are the highest-altitude trees in ...