Shrubs

Hydrangeas might well be called the lazy gardener’s plant. They respond to minimum care by producing a wealth of showy blooms in summer, and in autumn, the foliage and flowers

While every section of the country has its climatic vagaries, it would seem that the Midwest, that expensive region of the interior stretching from the hills of eastern Ohio west

Ask any experienced gardener what he considers one of the most useful groups of garden plants, and he will probably reply, “dwarf shrubs.” New houses, whether traditional or contemporary in

Botanically speaking, a buckeye (Aesculus californica) is a horse chestnut. It is a native Californian, but it has been planted as an ornamental in several other parts of the world

Autumn Elaeagnus is one of the best shrubs for the autumn effect and should be esteemed highly both for rapid growth and modest price. Its artistic merits rest on beautiful

Whoever named the bottlebrush buckeye hit the nail squarely on the head, for the plant’s showy flower clusters look like the tapering brushes used for washing bottles.  Aesculus parviflora has

Sweet Boronia (Boronia megastigma) is one of the most elusive plants I have ever grown. It took more than ten years to find seeds and the correct culture. But now

The interesting Witch-hazel family has many distinctive and unusual shrubs on its comparatively short roster. One of the best of these, but still a plant rarely seen in gardens, is