Trees and shrubs - page 2

If roses are all the rage in summer, camellia easily takes the limelight during winter.

Camellia sasanqua is a small shrub with simple flowers that blossoms from fall into the heart of winter.

It might come as a surprise, but what is most fatal to olive trees in winter isn’t the cold – it’s moisture. If the cold sets in gradually and the air is dry, olive trees are hardy down to 10 to 17°F (-8 to -12°C) and have been known to survive temperatures as low as […]

The Ginkgo biloba or silver apricot is a very ornamental tree thanks to the beauty of its leaves and its sprightly, elegant bearing.

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

Datura, also called “devil’s trumpet” for its magnificent inflorescence, is a very interesting and ornamental shrub.

Maple is a tree that shines above

Bladder-senna is a shrub bearing unique surprising flowers and fruits, and it’s easy to care for.

Oleander is a beautiful shrub that blooms all summer long.

Mock-orange is a very beautiful shrub that blooms abundantly in spring and at the beginning of summer.

Photinia stand out with their scarlet and red-colored leaves.

Having blue flowers in the garden is rather uncommon. One of the advantages of the soap bush is that it comes in a range of blue hues from pastel blue to deep indigo.

Catalpa is a true garden-enhancing tree thanks to its unique foliage, especially in fall. This fast-growing tree is also very hardy in winter.

Tulip tree is a magnificent tree, famous for the quality of its leafage, especially in fall.

Evergreen oak is one of today’s trendy trees, appreciated for its evergreen leafage and reasonable size.

Common yew is a famous and wonderful hedge conifer.

Dwarf yaupon holly is a special variety of holly. Its leaves aren’t as prickly

Heath plants love acidic, cool and well-drained soil. Planting is an important phase in the life of a plant.

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

Magnolia is are among the most beautiful spring-blooming trees.

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

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

Skimmia is a beautiful shrub that is as attractive in winter as it is in spring.

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

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. 

Acacia dealbata, commonly known under the name winter mimosa tree, decorates our gardens with superb golden yellow blooms from January to March, depending on the climate.

Forsythia is truly marvelous in spring thanks to its magnificent golden flowers.

Who doesn’t feel a twinge of emotion upon seeing the wavy fronds of a weeping willow sway in the breeze? Those living waves of leaves that great artists and painters have forever tried to immortalize on their canvas?

This smallish pear tree has a bearing and leaves that closely resemble those of the weeping willow. Wispy leaves and sometimes weeping branches make willow-leaf pear a great ornamental tree in the garden. Willow-leaf pear key facts Name – Pyrus salicifolia Family – Rosaceae Type – tree Height – 16 to 32 feet (5 to 10 m) Exposure – full sun, part sun Soil – ordinary […]

Witch-hazel: the spooky name betrays its uniqueness. Magical and mysterious, witch-hazel is covered in winter with strange gold yellow flowers and in fall is draped in amazing hues.

Fall is the season of nature’s grand finale, an explosion of color before a well-deserved rest. Like a show of fireworks, a culmination of powerful fiery bursts of color bursts forth from trees left and right in the scenery and in the garden. Gold in particular flashes and shines in all its rich tan-to-orange leaves, […]

In fall, their branches seem bejeweled with gold, bronze, and ruby red colors.

Even though there aren’t very many, winter blooming shrubs are often among the most amazing. They are unique in that they bloom when all the other plants are at rest.

Persian ironwood is an impressive short tree: colorful as a bonfire in autumn, and very useful hard wood whenever it needs to be chopped down. Persian Ironwood facts Name – Parrotia persica Family – Hamamelidaceae Type – shrub Height – 20 to 25 feet (6 to 8 m) Exposure – full sun to shade Soil – rather acidic Foliage – deciduous Flowering – January to March Planting Persian ironwood […]

Visitors often overlook the caramel tree because its blooming is discrete and fragrance-less. The tree’s silhouette isn’t particularly remarkable, but there is one thing that will make you remember it for ever: the smell of its leaves!

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

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

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

Mimosa is one of the most beautiful winter-flowering shrubs, renowned for its exceptional bright gold yellow flowering.

Elder is a beautiful flowered shrub noted for its edible fruits that are a boon to our bird friends.

Choosing evergreen shrubs to grow as a hedge is often a great solution to cut off inquisitive onlookers or simply to mark the limits of a garden with regarding to immediate neighbors.

Hedges often mark property lines and are usually the first project for the garden. But setting a hedge up means choosing the type of shrub: flowered, mixed or evergreen. There are many options and not all shrubs are suited to growing in a hedge.

Hibiscus althea is a very decorative shrub.

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

The coral tree (Erythrina species) is actually a family of trees with incredible flowers. It’s part of the Fabaceae family. Core Coral tree facts Name – Erythrina Family – Fabaceae Type – shrub Height – 10 to 20 feet (3 to 6 meters) Exposure – full sun Soil – rich enough Foliage – deciduous Flowering – May to August Planting coral tree We recommend planting in spring. Refer to our […]

The tamarillo is a fruit shrub native to the tropics which bears surprising fruits with firm flesh and a tangy, pungent taste.

Nandina is a wonderfully beautiful shrub that many find appealing for its colored foliage and early summer blooming.

Definitely an outlier in the usually tall bamboo family, dwarf Pleioblastus won’t ever grow taller than 5 feet (1.5 meters).

Rhododendrons are among the most beautiful heath soil shrubs.

The lively flower colors of the Hibiscus bring to mind the enchantment of tropical flora. Hibiscus also exist as shrubs that have adapted to our latitudes and stud our summer days with multicolored dream-like flowers.

You are certainly familiar with its branches that are covered with velvety catkins in spring… With its tight-bound shape, the ‘Kilmarnock’ willow is perfect for small gardens and balconies.