Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hand pruning a spruce tree. You may have heard that pruning spruce trees in the landscape is an important way of maintaining ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lana2011 / Getty Images Tall trees and shrubs can overshadow single story homes and make small yards feel crowded and overwhelming ...

The trees surrounding Wheatland tower overhead, yet in one corner, the plants can be crushed by the tiniest feet. Here, in the dwarf conifer garden, a circle of twigs surrounds a 5-inch tall ...

Dress up a potted dwarf spruce, Norfolk Island pine, lemon cypress or topiary Rosemary or lavender plant for the holidays and enjoy its beauty all year. Add a bit of garland and a few small ornaments ...

Q: What is going on with my dwarf Alberta spruce tree? It is rusty brown colored mainly on one side but has some browning of needles on all sides. Is there anything I can do? - Marsha, Swan Lake A: ...