Their 'berries', which are actually seed cones with very fleshy, tight scales, were the original flavoring for gin. Junipers are members of the Cypress family and are native to Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. The cultivars are the plants that will give you the most bang for your garden buck, as they have been selected for smaller size, slower growth rate, and, many times, dramatic foliage. There are almost 60 species of junipers and about 400 cultivars. We see too many poor examples to believe that junipers can be an asset to the garden, indeed, at times even work as specimen plantings. They are often over-planted and under-cared for in commercial settings, and at best get dismissed as 'boring'. Junipers tend to be the Rodney Dangerfield of the garden: they get no respect. Additions to the International Conifer Register.
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