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Black goji

Black goji berry, a power-packed goji berry species

The fruit Orchard
Aphids on a hibiscus flower

Aphids and ants on hibiscus killing off flower buds

Treating diseases and pests
Salix integra - dappled willow

Cute and lush, Salix integra pink dwarf willow

Shrubs
Cyphomandra fruits hanging from a tree

Cyphomandra, a tree that’s part of the tomato family

Shrubs
Cornus, or dogwood, flowers and leaves

Cornus, dogwood, many stunning species

Shrubs
Azalea encore flower

Azalea Encore series, repeat blooming wonders for Spring, Summer & Fall

Garden Flowers
tree peony

Surprising tree peony, tall and elegant

Garden Flowers
Corylopsis flower, pale yellow

Corylopsis, abundant and easy-going

Shrubs
Santolina, cotton lavender

Santolina, Cotton lavender: pruning, care, uses

Garden Flowers
Scotch broom lining the property of a farm

Scotch broom, a powerful burst of color

Gardening
alternative shrubs for invasive brooms

5 alternatives to invasive Scotch and French broom

Shrubs
French Broom being pulled out to control this invasive plant out of its native range.

French broom, a treacherous and invasive beauty

Shrubs
Unique hydrangea

Unique hydrangea

Garden Flowers
Clump of invasive scotch broom, here in its native range

Scotch broom, is it invasive or not? Depends where…

Shrubs
Tamarisk, invasive and native ranges

Tamarisk native and invasive ranges: should you plant it?

Shrubs
Invasive Russian Olive in Montana

Where is Russian Olive invasive or native?

Shrubs
Japanese snowball

Japanese snowball, like snow in spring in the garden

Shrubs
Cover of cytisus flowers

Cytisus broom shrubs, a sweeping flush of yellow, white & more!

Shrubs
Coral tree

Coral tree, ablaze with flowers

Shrubs
mariesii viburnum

Mariesii, a special doublefile Viburnum plicatum

Shrubs

Cinquefoil, a cinch!

Garden Flowers
carpenteria californica

Carpenteria Californica, superb white color

Shrubs
Flowers of the pieris shrub

4 seasons Pieris

Shrubs
Yellow-blooming osmanthus

Osmanthus, beautiful fragrant blooming

Shrubs
mahonia winter

Mahonia, blazing gold from New Year’s to Spring

Shrubs
Plumbago monott

Plumbago ‘Monott’, blue flowers for a hedge in dry places

Climbing plants
Plumbago escapade

Plumbago Escapade, perfect for growing in pots

Climbing plants
Plumbago multiply

Propagating plumbago – multiply these blue wonders!

Climbing plants
Diagramme showing how to cut plumbago cuttings

Plumbago cuttings, an easy way to propagate it

Climbing plants
Hedge grown with guelder-rose

Guelder-rose – famous for its flowers

Shrubs
Blue-colored soap bush flowers

Soap bush, variations in blue

Shrubs
Spindle bush

Spindle, a shrub with very ornamental leaves and seeds

Shrubs
Bladder-senna fruits, light pink balloons

Bladder-senna, pods full of air like tiny balloons!

Shrubs
Indoor barberry plants

Growing Barberry indoors

Indoor plants
Newly planted dwarf barberry shrub.

Dwarf Barberry varieties, berberis for low-lying hedges and wonderful shrub beds

Shrubs
Berberis bonsai grown from stump of a larger shrub.

Barberry bonsai, how to grow one from scratch

Special reports
Hard pruning lavender

Hard pruning of lavender, a three-year task

Garden Flowers
Woody lavender pruning

How to prune lavender that is woody

Garden Flowers
A robin bird in a mahonia tree, an example of the many mahonia benefits

Mahonia benefits for house, health & more

Special reports
Harvesting mahonia

Harvesting Mahonia berries – easy but watch for stains

Special reports
The mahonia berry, with seeds, fruit and leaves.

Mahonia berry – sweet & tart, best after freezing!

Special reports
Mahonia eurybracteata

Mahonia eurybracteata, a yellow-blooming fall shrub

Garden Flowers
Mahonia soft caress

Mahonia Soft Caress, fern-like leaves for a Japanese garden

Garden Flowers
Lavandula latifolia

Lavandula latifolia, the broad-leaved lavender

Garden Flowers
fushia

Fushia vs Fuchsia, spelling for this garden flower shrub

Garden Flowers
Fuchsia fulgens

Fuchsia fulgens, beautiful carmine flowers

Garden Flowers
Evergreen laurel

Laurel, evergreen species for greenery in winter 

Shrubs
Elder, sambucus nigra, flower

Black elder, known for its fruits

Shrubs
cestrum

Cestrum, a shrub with fragrant hanging flowers

Shrubs
Snowberry, symphoricarpos

Snowberry, the pearl tree

Shrubs
A field completely covered in purple Lavandula stoechas flowers.

Lavandula stoechas, the ornamental lavender

Gardening