Tips & Information about Junipers

How To Grow A Potted Juniper: Caring For Juniper Trees In Containers

By Teo Spengler

Small juniper trees grow well in containers. Click here for information on how to care for potted junipers.

Japanese Juniper Care – How To Grow A Japanese Juniper Plant

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

If you want a "set and forget" type of plant, Japanese juniper care is minimal and easy once established. For more information about this shrub of low heights and how to grow it in your garden, click the following article.

Mountain Cedar Information: Is Mountain Cedar Pollen Causing You Problems

By Teo Spengler

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. In fact, trees called mountain cedar are actually ashe juniper trees. Click here to learn more.

Are All Juniper Berries Edible – Is It Safe To Eat Juniper Berries

By Darcy Larum, Landscape Designer

Juniper berries have been used as a strong flavoring for wine, mead, and other alcoholic beverages, as well as a spice for meats, stews, sauerkraut, and other dishes. Upon reading this, you may be wondering are all juniper berries edible? Click here for that answer.

Juniper Berry Uses – What To Do With Juniper Berries

By Amy Grant

Given that they are prolific and the fruit looks so much like a berry, the natural question is ‘can you eat juniper berries?” If so, what do you do with juniper berries? Click on the following article to find out how to use juniper berries along with some useful juniper berry recipes.

Juniper Berry Harvest Tips: How To Pick Juniper Berries

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

There are about 40 species of juniper, most of which produce toxic berries. But for the educated eye, Juniperus communis, has edible, pleasantly pungent berries. Click this article for tips on how to pick juniper berries and how to recognize safe juniper plants.

Growing Juniper ‘Blue Star’ – Learn About Blue Star Juniper Plants

By Teo Spengler

With a name like "Blue Star," this juniper sounds as American as apple pie but, in fact, it is native to Afghanistan, the Himalayas, and western China. Gardeners love Blue Star for its thick, starry, blue-green foliage and its graceful rounded habit. Learn more here.

Can You Prune An Overgrown Juniper – Tips For Overgrown Juniper Pruning

By Liz Baessler

Juniper shrubs and trees are a great asset to landscaping. But sometimes, like the best things in life, they get away from us. What was once a smart shrub is now a wild, overgrown monster. So what can you do with a juniper that?s gotten out of hand? Find out here.

Wichita Blue Juniper Care: Tips For Growing Wichita Blue Junipers

By Teo Spengler

Wichita Blue juniper trees have an attractive broad-pyramid form that works well in a screen or hedge. With gorgeous silver-blue foliage all year long, these cultivars turn heads wherever they are planted. For more Wichita Blue juniper information, click here.

Chinese Spartan Juniper – Tips For Growing Spartan Juniper Trees

By Teo Spengler

Spartan is an evergreen that grows extremely quick and can be used to create an attractive hedge or screen. For additional information about Spartan juniper trees, including tips for growing and care, click on the following article.

Skyrocket Juniper Plants: Learn How To Grow A Skyrocket Juniper Bush

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

Skyrocket juniper is widely available and makes a lovely focal point in the landscape with its vertical, tidy growth and aromatic leaves. Find tips on how to grow a Skyrocket juniper and enjoy its rocketing growth and elegant foliage in the article.

Upright Juniper Pruning: Pruning An Upright Juniper Shrub

By Teo Spengler

Left to its own devices, a juniper can become lanky. Pruning an upright juniper is essential to keep it looking its best. If you are wondering how to prune an upright juniper or have other questions about upright juniper pruning, this article will help.

Juniper Plant Benefits: How To Use Juniper For Herbal Use

By Teo Spengler

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 culinary. If you'd like more information about juniper shrubs as herb plants, click here.