Rose of Sharon or Hibiscus syriacus is a flowering deciduous shrub from Asia with showy, exotic flowers and you can train it to become a small tree. It has the “Hawaiian” look of other hibiscus species, but it is very adaptable, fairly hardy and low maintenance. For this reason, rose …
If I say “lilac” you will think herbaceous shrubs in gardens with long, thick and fragrant inflorescences. Lilac inflorescences in fact – I mean the color. But no! there are white, pink, blue varieties too! This flower defines a color, but it can have many more indeed! So, you can …
Holly is the “Christmas” plant par excellence with its famous spiked leaves and red berries. But did you know that holly is actually a genus of 480 different species of shrubs and trees called Ilex? It is also a very “international” plant which includes large trees and small shrubs from …
Magnolias are elegant and showy flowering plant species with many varieties and species that we associate with warm climate, like in the Southern states but deciduous varieties can be grown in almost any region of the U.S. The fragrance of their blooms is loved worldwide: magnolia flowers look like tropical cupped …
The first fact that you should know about palm trees is that they are not trees at all! Instead, the correct way to classify palm trees is as a woody perennial much like bamboo. All types of palm trees fall into the Aceraceae family. But similarities in palm tree classification …
These spiky beauties will provide evergreen color and a unique leaf option for your landscape.
Small evergreen shrubs and dwarf varieties of evergreen shrubs can solve many problems in your garden. They will fill it with richly textured and colorful foliage all year round. They are low maintenance, and they are even excellent ground cover. What is more, they adapt well to many types of …
Natives to North America, locust trees are a hardy and fast-growing flowering plant belong to the Fabaceae family. And you can easily identify a locust tree with beautiful, lace-like pinnate (or compound) leaves that fall like grapes from long branches, then drooping plumes (racemes) of white, often sweetly scented white flowers, that …
Evergreen trees bring life to the landscape even in the coldest months. In the growing season, it is easy to dismiss evergreens as just another “green” in the landscape. But once the deciduous trees discard their leaves, they take on a bare and lifeless appearance. The evergreens remain, displaying beautiful …
There are many shrub varieties within the viburnum genus. For decades, gardeners have valued these shrubs for the profuse flowers and intriguing fruits. Viburnum plants feature plentiful clusters of white flowers in the spring. These give rise to fruits that are, at times, edible, and can change color throughout the season. In …
