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.
Silverberry
Silverberry is a very resilient shrub that copes well with pruning. Learn to grow and care for it in these pages. Also called Elaeagnus.
Silverberry, a magnificent evergreen shrub
Silverberry is a very beautiful ornamental evergreen shrub.
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
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…
Feeding birds in winter, basic rules
Feeding birds in winter is an excellent initiative to help them through this difficult season.
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…
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.
Landscaping long and narrow gardens, 5 key tips to reach perfection
Small gardens, patios, urban gardens, subdivisions… Whenever buildings line the garden left and right, very often you’re left with a long strip of greenery to populate.
Dodonea, the hop-bush that’s happy planted near the sea
Dodonea viscosa key facts Botanical name – Dodonea viscosa Common name – broadleaf hopbush Family – Sapindaceae Type – Shrub
