Set up a mixed hedge, different shrubs for year-round wonder
Setting up a mixed hedge fulfills all the functions of a normal single-species hedge, and provides an added aesthetic touch to your garden that is quite unique
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus is a hedge shrub that rarely ever dies off. You’ll be set for decades planting this silver-leaved silverberry family!
Russian Olive, how to grow and care for E. angustifolia
Russian olive is a stylish tree.
Plants for a fabulous oceanfront garden
Coastal climate batters seaside garden plants with many hardships: strong winds (even hurricanes), sea spray, dry summers, poor soil…
How to control Russian olive tree, an invasive species in America
The Russian Olive tree, as opposed to native American silverberry, is a highly invasive species in some parts of the United States and Canada.
Bird vs. Bush – can there be too many birds?
Silverberry is a resilient shrub, but in this case tiny bird droppings nearly killed it…
Silverberry, a magnificent evergreen shrub
Silverberry is a very beautiful ornamental evergreen shrub.
Very ornamental berry shrubs
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.
Septoria host plants – targets of this ravaging leaf spot disease
Septoria has often caused many a gardener to wail in desperation. What plants does it affect? Which host is it hiding on over winter?
Growing an evergreen hedge
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.
5 alternatives to invasive Scotch and French broom
Native alternatives exist to plant instead of invasive Scotch or French broom. They’re even more beautiful, if you consider that planting them restores habitats and
How does Russian olive impact the environment?
Russian olive is a beautiful shrub, but in North America it’s declared unwelcome! This invasive shrub tends to out-compete native plants. In time, entire ecosystems are altered forever. So what makes Russian olive invasive? It hurts the environment! Interestingly, regular olive (Olea europaea) is also detrimental to the environment in some areas! Impact on the […]
Where is Russian Olive invasive or native?
Russian olive, or Elaeagnus angustifolia, is native to Europe. On other continents, it is reported as an invasive species since it crowds native vegetation out. Here are a few maps that show the distribution of Russian olive
