Junipers

Image by gtokimi Although the original species (Juniperus chinensis) is a medium to large tree, you won’t find these trees in garden centers and nurseries. Instead, you’ll find Chinese juniper shrubs and…

Image by Robert L. Anderson, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Twig blight is a fungal disease that most often occurs in early spring when leaf buds have just opened. It attacks the tender new shoots and…

Image by nickpo Junipers are attractive, tough, and useful trees in a landscape. They serve well as screens, hedges, windbreaks, foundation plants and specimens, with juniper species ranging from low-growing…

Image by undefined undefined A wonderful, low maintenance sprawling plant comes in the form of Japanese juniper shrubs. Scientifically known as Juniperus procumbens, the second part of the name refers to the…

Image by GoceIlievski Mountain cedar is a tree with a common name full of contradictions. The tree is not a cedar at all, and its native range is central Texas, not known for its mountains. What is mountain…

Image by PicturePartners The Pacific Northwest is rife with junipers, small green evergreen shrubs that are often covered in berries that look akin to blueberries. Given that they are prolific and the fruit…

Image by Catalina-Gabriela Molnar You may know juniper as the most widely distributed evergreen on the planet. But it’s a plant with secrets. Juniper plant benefits include both juniper herbal uses and also…

Image by beekeepx Skyrocket juniper (Juniperus scopulorum ‘Skyrocket’) is a cultivar of a protected species. According to Skyrocket juniper info, the plant’s parent is found wild in the Rocky Mountains of…

Image by Sachko If you’re looking for a low-growing ground cover that thrives on neglect, give creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) a try. These graceful, aromatic shrubs spread to fill sunny areas and…

Image by Istvan Balogh Juniper shrubs (Juniperus) provide the landscape with well defined structure and a fresh fragrance that few other shrubs can match. The care of juniper shrubbery is easy because they…