Garden centers typically display plants by their types – trees, shrubs, perennials, vegetables, and so on. Gardeners, on the other hand, aren’t always looking for particular plants or plant types.

Here's PennLive garden writer George Weigel's Plant Pick of the Week for this week: * Common name: Dwarf blue spruce 'Fat Albert' * Botanical name: Picea pungens 'Fat Albert' * What it is: A needled ...

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 ...

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 ...