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Majestic towering trees compete with emblematic shrubs to decorate gardens throughout the year. Here’s all you can expect from your shrubs and trees.

Bradford pear, from beloved to banished – keep a lookout for it!

 bradford pear

Caryopteris, the famous “bluebeard”

 Caryopteris - bluebeard

Laurel, evergreen species for greenery in winter 

 Evergreen laurel

Cordyline australis, a palm-like plant that does great in cold weather

 Cordyline australis - Cabbage tree

Fargesia, the dense-growing bamboo that’s perfect for privacy

 Fargesia bamboo

Mexican Orange, superb flower shrub

 Mexican orange Blossom

Pruning hydrangea after blooming: timing, technique, how much to remove

 pruning caring bamboo.jpghydrangea after blooming

Arbutus unedo – noted for its berries

 arbutus unedo

Hypericum, yellow-studded shrubs from ankle-height to hard-to-reach

 Hypericum

5 alternatives to invasive Scotch and French broom

 alternative shrubs for invasive brooms

Lonicera standishii, the winter honeysuckle shrub

 Lonicera standishii - winter honeysuckle

Four-seasons hedge, every season sees it as beautiful as ever

 four season hedge

Abeliophyllum Distichum, the White Forsythia

 white forsythia, korean forsythia

Lagerstroemia – a very ornamental tree

 lagerstroemia

Silverberry, a magnificent evergreen shrub

 Silverberry - Elaeagnus commutata

Elaeagnus angustifolia, a beautiful and fast-growing shrub

 Elaeagnus angustifolia

Carpenteria Californica, superb white color

 carpenteria californica

Nandina domestica, the Sacred Bamboo

 Nandina domestica

11 plant-me-now melliferous shrubs for pollinators

 Pollinator shrubs

Container Camellia, with the right pot you’ll get a great flower shrub!

 Growing camellia in a pot or container

Sea buckthorn, lots of spikes, but lots of berries, too!

 Sea buckthorn

Chamaecyparis, the Lawson false cypress

 Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Alder, a resilient tree well adapted to wetlands

 Alder tree

Willow-leaf pear, a beautiful ornamental fruit tree with wispy leaves

 Willow leaf pear

Holly, holler if it pricks you!

 Holly ilex

Firethorn, superb in fall

 Firethorn, pyrcantha

Spindle, a shrub with very ornamental leaves and seeds

 Spindle bush

Acacia dealbata, the winter mimosa tree

 acacia dealbata

12 shrubs for a versatile mixed hedge: evergreen, berries, foliage and deciduous

 mixed hedge

Trees with gold yellow leaves, bring the sun to the garden!

 Yellow-leaved trees

Crepe myrtle, superb summer blooming

 Crepe myrtle

Tamarillo, the tomato tree

 Tamarillo

Mimosa in a pot, grow that winter sun at home!

 Mimosa in a pot

Betula jacquemontii, a fabulous white-bark birch

 Betula utilis jacquemontii, the himalayan birch

5 shrubs that bloom in fall

 Shrubs that bloom in fall

Oregon grape holly, berries and bright winter blooms

 Oregon grape

Mimosa tree pruning and shaping

 Pruning a mimosa tree

Horse chestnut tree, are you up to a game of conkers?

 Horse chestnut

Pruning trees and shrubs, why prune and when

 Schedule for shrub and tree pruning

Italian Buckthorn, how to care for Rhamnus alaternus

 Red berries dot this rhamnus alaternus or mediterranean buckthorn

Eucryphia, the slender “Ulmo” tree covered in white flowers

 Eucryphia planting and care

Juniper, a very ornamental shrub

 Juniper

Topiary, artful blending of beauty, perseverance, and imagination

 topiary

Lemon bottlebrush planting, care and pruning

 Lemon bottlebrush

Maule’s quince, flower-bearing and fragrant

 maule's quince

Pink Peppercorn, the false pepper: Shinus molle

 Shinus molle, pink peppercorn

Tree staking, why do it and how?

 When and why to stake a tree

How to plant a tree or shrub

 How to plant a tree or shrub

Set up a mixed hedge, different shrubs for year-round wonder

 Mixed hedge, what is it

Turn your hedge into a protective barrier against diseases

 Hedge protecting plants from diseases

Potted rhododendron, ideal for terraces and balconies

 Rhododendron in container