Roger Snipes of the Inland Empire Bonsai Society prunes or defoliates leaves off a hedge maple he is training. (Pat Munts/For The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo For Roger Snipes, working with his ...

Lush, sprawling forests, trails littered with cones and the clean, waxy smell of evergreens in the crisp morning air: Colorado. This state is known for its towering lodgepole pines, pale blue spruces ...

Conifers—thanks to their striking silhouettes, noteworthy growth habits, remarkable evergreen textures and variety of hues—are “gotta-have-it” landscape additions for today’s gardeners. Thankfully ...

As we head into the winter season, we can see nature’s landscape change. The temperatures drop, animals begin to migrate or hibernate, the mountains get covered in snow and trees begin to lose their ...

Craning my neck, I nearly fell over backward -- and still I couldn't see the crown. It was a dark, damp December morning and I was standing with muddy shoes in the middle of Macleay Park. All for a ...