One of the great things about junipers—along with the fact they’re usually ignored by deer—is how self-sufficient they are. Junipers practically set the gold standard for “plant ‘em and forget ‘em” ...

Keep your junipers looking their best with these essential pruning tips.

Junipers are not as forgiving as some plants when it comes to pruning. If done wrong, one will end up with an ugly skeleton of a shrub with bald spots and bare branches. On the bright side, junipers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We've all seen those scraggly, lopsided, or overgrown evergreens looking like a hot mess in the landscape. Once an evergreen ...

Is there a time of year that is best for trimming/cutting back mature evergreens? I have mature mint juleps shrubs and Spartans (junipers). I have some branches — they're big, long ones — on the ...

One task that home gardeners can spend a lot of time on is pruning their shrubs. There are four reasons that you might engage in this task: to affect flower or fruit production; to direct the growth ...

I used to tell novice pruners to practice on junipers, because I saw them as basically indestructible. That was before I saw the aftermath of my neighbor's practice session. Now I recommend that ...

Winter is a peaceful, purposeful time in the garden. Trees, shrubs and perennials while away the cold, gray days, waiting for spring to wake them once again. This sleepy state is one of the most ...

Junipers practically set the gold standard for “plant ‘em and forget ‘em” evergreens, requiring little in the way of watering or fertilizing once they’re established. This easygoing nature carries ...