It’s easy to assume that all evergreen shrubs are tough as nails, since they don’t seem to change with the seasons. In fact, winter can be hard on evergreens. “Keeping their leaves all winter actually ...

In the gray of winter, we’ll be grateful for the color of our evergreen trees and shrubs. “It’s cheery to see those touches of green from plants that don’t go entirely dormant,” said Sharon Yiesla, ...

Winter doesn’t have to mean dull, lifeless landscapes or gray backyards that look like something out of a black-and-white ...

Billings trees are feeling the burn of a rough winter that has turned some evergreens red. The bright orange burn of winter kill is visible on evergreens throughout the city. In some areas, the ...

In the deep midwinter, evergreens offer a vibrant flash of color in the otherwise bare and leafless yard. But in spite of ...

Evergreen trees and shrubs provide protection from winter winds and help conserve energy. While hard at work protecting us during winter, evergreens also need some winter protection. Because the ...

Q: Deer have stripped the needles from two types of evergreens in our foundation plantings this winter, even though we had them covered with bird netting. We watched the deer pull at the needles with ...

Evergreens in Eastern Idaho experience winter stress every year. That’s just the nature of our growing conditions. Normally, evergreens begin coming out of dormancy in April and we often get calls ...

‘Tis the season to deck the halls with boughs of holly, decorate evergreen trees with twinkling lights, make wreaths from sprigs of greenery, and hang mistletoe from the ceiling. These pops of green ...