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Junipers are tough plants that can be found growing across the world, including in some of the most desolate areas. There are about 40 species of juniper, 13 of which are native to North America.

While creeping juniper will happily cover large swathes of ground in your yard, it will not respond well when walked over.

Junipers are hardy, drought-tolerant, and have growth habits that range from low ground covers to large pyramidal forms. The palette of foliage colors ranges from yellow to silver-blue, to dark green.

J. chinensis ‘Saybrook Gold’– Highlighted by gold-needle foliage, this spreading juniper has stiff, arching branches and a compact habit. It grows just 3 feet tall but spreads 6 feet wide.

I have two potted juniper plants in the front of my house that seem to be dying. Some of the tips are turning brown and gray. Some of the branches are dying also. What is causin g this? Upon closer… ...

Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) makes a handsome symmetrical tree that grows to a height of fifty feet, has aromatic green foliage, and can live for more than 2,000 years.

Here's how to prune juniper topiaries, groundcovers, upright, and shrubby juniper plants. Topiaries. It’s easiest to start with a nursery-grown specimen that is already trained into a topiary, ...

A 28-acre wonderland of exotic and rare plants from all over the globe is opening for visitors – for this weekend only. The Juniper Level Botanic Garden opens for the public only once each season.

Together with yew and Scots pine, juniper is one of only three native conifers in the British Isles. If conservation action isn’t taken soon, it may be extinct there within the next 50 years.