Q: I have always loved the look of blue spruce, and I see many Maryland nurseries stocking them. I’ve heard that I should consider alternatives. Why? A: Every plant has something it can be vulnerable ...

The dwarf Alberta spruce is an evergreen conifer with a classic pyramidal Christmas tree shape. This spruce tree variety is related to trees that grow 100 feet or taller. The most popular landscape ...

Garden long enough, and you’re almost guaranteed to one day encounter a nest of stinging insects while pruning or weeding. Yellowjackets and baldfaced hornets are two of the most common bugs that ...

I planted an Alberta spruce into a ceramic pot measuring approximately two and a half feet high and twice the diameter of the plant's root ball. It is planted in good soil and the pot has holes for ...