A sphere shaped conifer picea glauca 39alberta globe39 is a slow growing alberta spruce that looks superb planted amongst gravel slate or bark chippings it is an ideal plant for those with contemporary or oriental style gardens it is also suitable for rockeries and alpine gardens and dwarf conifer collections in a wide border or a shaped border in the centre of a lawn another option is to plant a few in modern planters and place them on patios and decking areas there is no maintenan