* Common name: Japanese plum yew 'Fastigiata' * Botanical name: Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Fastigiata' * What it is: A narrow, upright, soft-needled dark-green evergreen that looks a lot like a common ...

Q: I am interested in planting a hedge, about 10 feet high along my property between houses for privacy. The problem I’m running into is no one at three of the local nurseries I’ve visited has ...

Q: I have limited space in a tiny city front yard and would like to block some of my view of the street. What types of evergreens would work well but not get too wide? A: The width of the mature ...

Yew trees and shrubs (Taxus) are among the most versatile of conifers. These slow-growing, long-lived evergreens are drought-tolerant, pest-free and amazingly easy to prune. Most have dark green ...

What: Taxus baccata ‘Standishii,’ commonly called columnar golden yew, is an excellent, slow growing evergreen that will create a perfect low-maintenance vertical accent in the garden. Most columnar ...

If you haven't already, be sure to tie up junipers and upright yews so they don't fall apart in heavy, wet snow. Inexpensive nylon stockings are great soft ties, but twine also works just fine. Don't ...

Southern yew is a common landscape plant in coastal South Carolina. This tough plant tolerates salt, part shade and periods of drought and is deer-resistant, probably because the seeds and leaves are ...

The yew plants used for landscaping in the Treasure Valley are all poisonous to wildlife, people and dogs. There is a native yew, the Pacific or western yew, that is found in Washington and Valley ...