Honeysuckle

Shrubs that bloom in fall

Some shrubs have the advantage of flowering during the entire fall season. They let us make-believe that the summer is extended

Leycesteria formosa, the Himalayan honeysuckle

Himalayan honeysuckle is a shrub with fantastic flowers.

Fragrant winter flowers, scents for brisk winter air!

Fruity, flowery or vanilla-like, sensuous and mesmerizing, the fragrance of certain winter flowers is anything but low-key.

Honeysuckle, a nice and easy climbing vine

Honeysuckle is a must-have among all the flowering climbing plants.

If you’ve got a sweet tooth but don’t have a very large garden for growing fruit trees, try planting exotic berry shrubs that survive in temperate climates. It is a brilliant and unique enjoyment. Here is a selection of small exotic fruits that resist the cold. Perfect for planting on a balcony!

Exotic berry shrubs like cranberry, shown here, survive harsh winters.

The poetic charm of a dressed pergola

Summer sends its scorching heat out but one spot in the garden offers a cool atmosphere which is perfect for the heat-struck visitor: the canopy pergola covered in plants. An unmistakable feeling of peace calls out from a plant-covered pergola, often set at the entrance of both house and garden. The charm of a pergola […]

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.

Fragrant climbing vines…

Climbing vines have the advantage of being very ornamental. When on top of this, they’re fragrant and smell good, too, they become the ideal candidate to grow in your garden or on your terrace!

Orange-yellow honeysuckle, a fragrant climbing vine

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

Forsythia hedge with a blurry background

Blooming of shrubs one season at a time

To help you choose your shrubs depending on their blooming season, Nature-and-Garden recommends this selection of the most beautiful flowering shrubs for each season.

Fragrant vines!

Sweet honeysuckle scent, spell-binding jasmine fragrance… Fragrant vines teleport us to richly-scented memories!

Vines that are fragrant, such as wisteria

Grow climbing plants in your garden

Climbing plants are the way to go to decorate gardens that aren’t that big. They easily replace a wider hedge, and don’t require much care.

Allergic to pollen? Types of plants to avoid, and what to replace them with

Sneezing, red eyes, runny noses… spring is the time when allergy-triggering plants spread their pollen. A horrible season for allergy-prone people!

Plants that trigger allergy and those that don't

Lonicera purpusii, Winter Beauty honeysuckle

Lonicera purpusii, the ‘Winter Beauty’ honeysuckle, offers us deliciously fragrant winter blooms.

Winter honeysuckle flowers covering a shrub

Which vine is best to decorate your garden shed or pergola?

Guest post resulting from our collaboration with FRANCE ABRIS! Proud of your beautiful garden shed? Think how amazing it would look with a few beautiful vines crawling and blooming here and there! Indeed, though our garden sheds and pergolas

Garden shed with climbing vines decorating it

Climbers that keep their leaves in winter: an evergreen vine selection (with bloomers, too!)

Very useful on a deck, balcony or terrace, evergreen climbing vines help create a cocoon of greenery. These also produce abundant flowers! Read on to discover our selection of ornamental evergreen plants.