Question: I've been looking for plant material that will make a good hedge, but not one that looks unkempt very quickly, or become problematic because it spreads too fast. It should be evergreen ...

A shrub, perennial and a vegetable this week. November 23, 2020 at 6:19 a.m. Sweet Olive – Osmanthus fragrans, also called Tea Olive ...

Nigel Colborn says shrub roses are far less trouble to grow than bush varieties. The UK-based gardening expert says favourites include the R. Nevad and R. Marguerite Hilling.

Mandarin hat plant This Himalayan shrub is easy to grow and its flowers are irresistible to butterflies. Sometimes called sweet osmanthus, tea olive can grow at least 20 feet tall. But it develops ...

This shrub blooms heavily in spring and then sporadically again through summer and into fall. Typical oval leaves, up to 4-inches long, are leathery and glossy green.

Great Plant Pick: Osmanthus x burkwoodii, Burkwood’s sweet olive. This hybrid Asian shrub is tougher and more beautiful than its parents. by Richie Steffen; Saturday, April 27, 2019 1:30am ...

The most common varieties will bloom in purple and pink, but there are white varieties for anyone wanting a less saturated look. Lilac may not appear to be a suitable plant for a hedge, but in ...

What: Osmanthus heterophyllus “Goshiki,” also known as variegated false holly, is an extremely tough, striking evergreen shrub. Goshiki means “five colored” in Japanese and refers to the ...

Subtlety is not a property that we associate with autumn. It’s a season of in-your-face color, nature’s equivalent of the bright spark that blossoms at the end of a fuse.

Though many newer varieties of this shrub have appeared, I still like the old-fashioned Weigela florida. When we bought our house 25 years ago, on the lawn outside the front door we found a ...

Numbering about 150 species and varieties, they're low-growing, rosette-forming plants with lovely foliage in a range of colors including orange, pink, green, red, blue and silver.