Dwarf Conifers
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Design
Dwarf Pines for the Mountain West
The forests in the Mountain West are made up of huge swaths of pines, such as lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta, Zones 4–8), ponderosa pine (P. ponderosa, Zones 3–7), and many…
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Design
If Fairies Lived in a Conifer, This Would Be It
Can you think of a more boring and overused plant than dwarf Alberta spruce? Normally, it would never be a featured “Gotta Have It!” plant— but this is no ordinary…
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Design
Dwarf Conifers That Can Take the Heat
Amid all the lush tropicality of the plants we grow in the Southeast, sometimes I crave something a bit more conservative. Think Scandinavian: efficient, solidly built, and designed to stand…
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Design
Conifers to Consider
These slow-growing and dwarf varieties add color, texture, and shape to garden plantings