Arborvitae are popular conifers that adorn many gardens. Properly cared for, they are pleasing to the eye all year round. Feed them with homemade fertilizer if you want them to survive the winter.

Arborvitae plants are members of the cypress family. The term comes from modern Latin and simply means "tree of life." There ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. An unusual evergreen shrub is the fire chief arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Fire Chief’), which is round in shape. In the heat of ...

One of the most widely used landscape plants is the American arborvitae — Thuja occidentalis. Growing naturally in many regions of eastern North America, this native evergreen tree has been ...