If you'd like to add privacy, shade, or just a windbreak shrub to your yard, arborvitae are a great way to do that. Arborvitae belong to the cypress family and are versatile evergreen trees and shrubs ...

Choosing a tree or shrub without considering its mature size is a recipe for big trouble. A too-large plant or one that is planted too close to a building or path may grow to buckle the sidewalk or ...

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. One of the most widely used landscape plants is the ...

Q: Is this shrub a complete loss? Is there anything we can do to save it or should we dig it up and start over with something new? – Angie H. A: From the photo, the shrub appears to be an older ...

We often overlook a lush native evergreen that is ubiquitous in our landscapes — the American arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis). The word arborvitae is from a French phrase meaning “tree of life.” ...

Not all evergreens require pruning — being low-maintenance is part of their appeal — but some can benefit from it. One example? Arborvitae (Thuja spp.), a lush, fast-growing conifer native to North ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This Oct. 30, 2023 image provided by Jessica Damiano shows the normal seasonal browning of inner needles on an arborvitae tree on ...

Do you know why the pine tree didn’t get a Christmas present? Because it was knotty. Speaking of evergreen humor, did you hear about the guy who drove through a forest and noticed lumberjacks sawing ...

Evergreen needles don’t last forever, and some trees lose their needles every single year! If you have conifers in your landscape, I hope this information may save you from unnecessary alarm. Dr.