Suitable for rockeries alpine gardens and dwarf conifer collections picea glauca 39barus39 is an evergreen conifer that has grey45green needle foliage throughout the year growing in a neat compact dome shape it can also be planted in rows down the sides of gravel paths another possibility is to plant them in a large containers and fill the container with annuals throughout the season for example in spring crocues and tulips summer petunias and in autumn winter pansies picea g