Make a gilded pine cone decoration using a few simple materials

When you're short on time, focus on the basics to make your house festive and fragrant

These natural treasures from the trees testify to Mother Nature's eye for great design

Give even a small garden an exuberant vibe with hanging cones overflowing with blooming beauties

Shaped just like it sounds, this roof has a point to make

Have a heart — or even two or three. With these whimsical and attention-snagging seats, it just might be the more, the merrier

Add structure, highlight forms and direct the eye with plantings in blocks, bands, cones and spheres

Its sculptural form and evergreen foliage provide year-round beauty and wildlife shelter. Its cones offer important winter songbird food

Mix up your own natural potpourri with fruit, pine cones and spices to perfume your home or give as a gift

Juniperus virginiana, with berrylike seed cones, adds an exclamation point to eastern North American gardens