Summary
Conifers merge into the background for much of the year as showier trees, shrubs and flowering perennials demand attention - but now's the time for them to take centre stage and brighten the bleak winter days.
Found on every continent except Antarctica, conifers are a diverse tribe ranging from ground-covering mats of foliage just a few inches high to coast redwoods, the tallest trees on the planet. Perhaps the best-known is the traditional Christmas tree, the Norway spruce. While some conifers - a Latin word meaning 'cone-bearing' - are suitable only for parkland because of their vigorous growth, plenty can be grown in the smallest of gardens.See the full content of this document
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The Trees That Spruce Up Winter ; Centre Stage
A good place to find inspiration is Bedgebury National Pinetum in Kent, which has thousands of varieties. The heavily wooded 320-acre landscape, a stone's throw from Tunbridge W...
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