Oh, Christmas tree! What makes you a Christmas tree? You’re a green triangle. That profile is iconic on holiday cards and a strict requirement in Christmas tree lots. But most evergreen trees don’t ...

It’s hard to imagine the winter holidays without holly and its shiny green leaves and cheery red berries. The use of holly as decoration has its origin in pagan culture but was readily adopted as ...

I recently mentioned in this column that I appreciate almost any type of holly shrub or tree because of the ease of maintenance. Lately, I have noticed tall Pyramidal Hollies growing at local ...

The dwarf Alberta spruce is an evergreen conifer with a classic pyramidal Christmas tree shape. This spruce tree variety is related to trees that grow 100 feet or taller. The most popular landscape ...

A round, densely branched Norway maple? How about a pyramidal American linden with large heart-shaped leaves? Those are just some of the choices available to Elmwood Park residents under the village’s ...