Trees and shrubs - page 4

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

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

Hibiscus althea is a very decorative shrub.

Althea, also called Hibiscus or Rose of Sharon, is a very decorative shrub.

Hibiscus syriacus is a very ornamental summer shrub.

Devil’s walking stick is an interesting shrub both for its summer blooming and for its large pointy leaves.

Apart from its very hard wood and its elegant ornamental appeal, the ash tree has long been used for its health benefits and therapeutic properties.

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 […]

Amelanchier is an ideal tree when setting up a mixed and flowered hedge.

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

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

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

Berberis thunbergii is a beautiful berberis shrub, especially because of its blooming and its scarlet red berries that make birds tweet with joy in winter.

Yaupon holly, also simply called “yaupon“, is a shrub that has been planted in homes along the Gulf of Mexico and

Birch is a magnificent ornamental tree, known for its distinctive white bark.

Mountain ash (rowan in British English) is an elegant shrubby tree that both bees and birds adore. Spring blooming is full of nectar and turn into nutritious red berries by Fall for birds.

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.

Sweet box is a beautiful shrub with a surprising name that produces beautiful winter blooms.

Running contrary to popular belief, the pruning of boxwood is actually very easy, and doesn’t endanger your shrub in the least. Pruning boxwood is a practice that

With its cute, well-formed leaves and bright red berries, Butcher’s broom (Ruscus aculeatus) excels at filling in small shrub beds in shady

Cercidiphyllum is a  smallish tree that comes from Japan. It definitely lends a distinctive

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!

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

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

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

Cercidiphyllum, commonly called katsura, can be grown into bonsai that are particularly appealing in fall.

The katsura tree is an easy tree to plant. All it needs is rich soil and significant water

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

Prunus laurocerasus rotundifolia is a shrub as attractive in summer as it is in winter thanks to its evergreen foliage which is dense and shiny.

A favored hedge shrubs around many of our gardens, Prunus laurocerasus is an easy shrub to grow and care for, perfect for beginner gardeners.

Cherry laurel is a shrub as attractive in summer as it is in winter.

Wild cherry is a very beautiful wild tree that is known for its wood and fruits.

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

‘Aztec Pearl’ Choisya ternata is a Mexican orange tree variety that is very interesting for its spring green foliage, but more so because it blooms 3 times a year.

Choisya ternata is a marvelous flower shrub at the beginning of spring with its magnificent small, white and fragrant flowers.

Not only do elves and fairies hide in its branches. Birds do, too! They build their nest in it to protect their offspring

From Spring to Winter, dress your garden in lovely pink blooms.

Dogwood (or Cornus) is a beautiful shrub that shares lovely flowers and beautiful leafage, especially in fall.

The cypress is certainly one of the kings of the conifers to establish elegant hedges, but it is also remarkable as a standalone specimen.

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

Brugmansia, also called “Angel’s Trumpets” for the magnificent flowers shaped like trumpets, is a very interesting and ornamental shrub.

A classic sight in gardens, Cornus alba is a shrub that both easy to grow, and strikingly ornamental.

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

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

Core Castorbean facts Name – Ricinus communis Family – Euphorbiaceae Type – annual shrub Height – 6 to 13 feet (2 to 4 meters) Exposure – full sun Climate – warm Soil – rich enough Foliage – deciduous Fruit formation – summer Planting castorbean In spring in soil preferably amended with soil mix, and if possible, organic soil conditioner like manure or […]

Choosing evergreen shrubs to grow as a hedge is often a great solution to cut off curious onlookers or simply to mark the limits of a garden.

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

The Mexican orange tree is a marvel at the beginning of spring with its magnificent little white flowers that smother the entire shrub.

Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’ is is a true marvel at the beginning of spring with its magnificent small white flowers and its superior golden yellow foliage.

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

Cytisus is a fantastic flowering shrub, instantly recognizable thanks to its flush of upright, blooming branches.