Trees and shrubs - page 2

Oak is one of the most common trees and the most majestic when it grows to great height.

Oleander is a beautiful shrub that blooms all summer long.

Guitar plant is a shrub with beautiful summer blooming. Caring for it is rewarding and enjoyable. Here are the key tips for growing it.

The Leyland cypress is certainly one of the conifers most used to set up a hedge.

Russian olive is a beautiful shrub. Its name comes from its native region – Southern Russia – and the resemblance to the olive tree around the Mediterranean.

Albizia, though a magnificent tree, can be a truly invasive weed in places where it isn’t native.

Tamarisk can be classified into three species: Tamarix aphylla, T. parviflora, and T. ramosissima. On some continents, it is reported as an invasive species since it crowds native vegetation out. Here are a few maps that show the distribution of Tamarix

Firethorn, aside from its superb foliage, also bears magnificent colored berries in fall.

The silk tree is famous for its very beautiful summer blooming. Care and pruning are among the actions that will enhance the blooming and

Camellia is among the most beautiful flower shrubs thanks to its magnificent blooming season, either in fall or in spring.

Maule’s quince is a simply beautiful shrub, and its blooming largely contributes to its success.

Some species of plum tree are simply grown for their magnificent blooming. From white to pink and even red,

Black locust tree, which is also called false acacia, is a tree species considered invasive.

Pernettya is a nice evergreen shrub that is remarkable in fall with its distinctive and elegant berries.

Hedges protect us from prying eyes, create intimacy, break the wind and protect our gardens. Flowered hedges boast many advantages and can even become truly ornamental.

Glossy abelia is a beautiful shrub that offers cute blooming over the summer.

Ornamental cherry tree, also called Japanese cherry tree or Prunus, is a very beautiful ornamental tree.

Common laurel is an evergreen shrub that is often shaped to form hedges.

Acacia is a very beautiful ornamental tree that can grow very tall. Planting, pruning and caring for it all contribute to helping acacia grow adequately.

Witch-hazel is a dazzling shrub that blooms in winter, as early as January.

Guelder-rose is a very beautiful shrub, particularly appreciated for its appealing spring blooming.

Rose of Sharon, sometimes hyphenated to Rose-of-Sharon, is a delightful summer-blooming garden shrub.

Bamboo is a beautiful modern evergreen shrub, but if unchecked, it may spread uncontrollably.

Mistletoe, or Viscum album, is a plant classed as a parasite for many species of trees.

Camellia is another winter-blooming shrub and certain cultivars will drape themselves with their most beautiful gems in the heart of winter.

Bay laurel reminds one of the Mediterranean Coast with its very fragrant foliage.

Azalea japonica is a small heath shrub that provides evergreen, bushy growth. Its star appeal, however, is the massive blooming of very beautiful flowers ranging from pink to red, purple and white. 

In some cases, ornamental shrubs or trees neglected for a long time need drastic pruning to get back into shape.

Portugal laurel is a beautiful evergreen shrub with deep dark green leaves.

Don’t leave your garden boxes and pots empty during the cold season: many plants will let you landscape your balcony with plants in winter.

Buddleia is a shrub that exhibits beautiful bunches of flowers that butterflies delight in.

The strawberry tree is a remarkable shrub thanks to its fruits and cute berries that are shaped like strawberries.

Saint John’s wort is a shrub with abundant blooming which requires practically no care at all.

Hawthorn is a shrub often used for defensive hedges, and it is also very ornamental.

Tamarisk is a spring-blooming or summer-blooming shrub that is well known for its pale pink flowers. Ideal for seaside gardens thanks to wind and salt resistance.

Silverberry is a very beautiful ornamental evergreen shrub.

Buddleja offers magnificent bunches of flowers that attract butterflies.

Wintersweet is a wonderful winter-blooming shrub tree.

Katsura varieties are always magnificent and are often very appealing when grown in a garden. There are two main types of Katsura 

American black elder is a beautiful flower shrub noted for its edible fruits that are a boon to our bird friends.

Alyogyne, also called Lilac hibiscus, is a remarkable shrub with generous blooming.

Almost all the common techniques for propagating your katsura tree will work.

Common yew is a famous and wonderful hedge conifer.

Aside from its visual appeal, eucalyptus is a tree credited with many health benefits and medicinal uses.

Soap bush, with scientific name Ceanothus, is one of the most amazing ornamental shrubs thanks to the unique blue color of its blooming.

Several types of barberry naturally grow small. These dwarf varieties won’t grow into towering, thorny giants

Spotted laurel is a very beautiful shrub, as nice in summer as it is in winter with its cute red berries.

Winter isn’t the season where our gardens bear the most flowers, but it still has every chance of boasting very nice colors with berry shrubs.

Choisya ternata White Dazzler does exactly what it sounds like – bedazzling fragrant white blooms bursting forth in

Berberis is a defensive hedge shrub of great value, especially thanks to its blooming.

Anisodontea, or Cape mallow, is a beautiful shrub that bloom in spring. It deserves a prominent spot in gardens or balconies and terraces.