Gymnosperms are a group of land plants comprising the extant taxa, cycads, Ginkgo, gnetophytes and conifers. Gymnosperms first appeared more than 300 million years ago (Myr ago) 1, well before the ...

Eurasian spruce bark beetles (Ips typographus) burrow into the bark of Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees where they mate and lay their eggs. Major outbreaks in Europe have decimated millions of ...

Jane introduces some of her favourite conifers. These cone-bearing plants and trees are low maintenance, look good all year round and come in a wide range of colours, shapes and sizes. Many conifers ...

Did you see the full moon setting on Thursday morning? Wow! It was a cool, frosty morning. The moon was hovering over the horizon, viewed between bare branches. A huge peach-colored orb, it vividly ...

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 ...