Generally speaking, conifers are trees and shrubs with needles that set seeds in cones. Yews, junipers and ginkgos produce cones, too, but they’re fleshy and appear berry-like. Ginkgos are ...

Trimming hedges keeps them neat and perfectly manicured hedges can perfectly frame a garden. Whether your hedges act as borders, provide much-needed privacy in urban areas, or are more decorative for ...

It’s at this time of year, when early perennials are spent, shrubs seem to have gone out of shape and hedges are looking wayward, that you may feel the urge to give your secateurs and shears an airing ...