Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This low-maintenance evergreen tree is great for adding height to your landscaping. Meindert van der Haven/Getty Images Dwarf ...

Dear Carol: I planted some dwarf Alberta spruce trees about 15 years ago. Today they are about 41/2 feet tall and one has a "relative" growing out of the top of it. About 3 years ago I noticed a ...

This spruce tree will never fill back in after being cut back too severely into the bare inner branches. Q: My dwarf Alberta spruce is obviously not a dwarf anymore. It's grown bigger than I want it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lana2011 / Getty Images Tall trees and shrubs can overshadow single story homes and make small yards feel crowded and overwhelming ...

The trend toward smaller yards, quite literally, narrows the choice of trees that perform well in small spaces. And if you have a skinny house, ipso facto, you will also have a skinny yard. So if you ...

Q: A few weeks ago, you answered a question from someone who wanted formal evergreens in front of their house. You suggested a plant called a dwarf Alberta spruce. My question is, can this shrub be ...

Q: Our dwarf Colorado blue spruce is no longer dwarf. It's nearly five feet tall and probably just as wide. Can it be trimmed? If so, when is the best time to do this? - Shirley Smedshammer, Fargo. A: ...

Q On your program you recently recommended a plant for a dry location, in a cemetery. Was this a dwarf Alberta spruce? We missed the last word, and have the same situation. P.L., Toronto A Yes, and an ...

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 ...

Tall trees and shrubs can overshadow single story homes and make small yards feel crowded and overwhelming. However, there are plenty of small or dwarf plants that have all the beauty of their taller ...