This low-maintenance evergreen tree is great for adding height to your landscaping. Meindert van der Haven/Getty Images Dwarf Alberta spruce is a cone-shaped evergreen often used as a miniature ...

Because of its small size and Christmas-tree shape, the dwarf Alberta spruce is a favorite evergreen across many parts of the country. This cute little tree keeps its conical shape as it grows slowly ...

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 ...

Every year, winter will strip the city bare, turning lively blocks into gray corridors and tiny gardens into forgotten ...

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 ...

Q. My dwarf Alberta spruce, which is about 8 years old, is having some problems. It gets brown on the inside and at the bottom. It got worse through the drought but I don’t think that is the problem.

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 ...

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 ...