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Red chokeberry: complete guide
Aronia arbutifolia
Learn how to grow Aronia arbutifolia in your garden. Full details on care, planting, and companion plants for this hardy shrub.
Clustered barberry: complete guide
Berberis aggregata
Learn how to grow Berberis aggregata (clustered barberry) in your garden. Tips on location, care, hardiness and companion planting.
Buddleja lindleyana: complete guide
Buddleja lindleyana
Discover the elegant Chinese butterfly bush with graceful pendant flower spikes. Learn how to grow and maintain this beautiful shrub in your garden.
Caesalpinia pulcherrima: complete guide
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Discover paradise flower: tropical cultivation, vibrant blooming period and care for this ornamental shrub with stunning red and yellow flowers.
Natal plum: complete guide
Carissa macrocarpa
Discover Carissa macrocarpa, a South African ornamental shrub with edible fruits. Growing and care tips.
Flowering-quince: complete guide
Chaenomeles japonica
Everything you need to know about Chaenomeles japonica: growing conditions, pruning tips, and companion plants for vibrant early spring colour.
Siberian Dogwood: complete guide
Cornus alba
Learn how to grow and care for Cornus alba (Siberian Dogwood) in your garden. Ideal conditions, pruning, winter color and companion plants explained.
Divaricate cotoneaster: complete guide
Cotoneaster divaricatus
How to grow Cotoneaster divaricatus: growth habits, care, pruning tips and ideal planting conditions for UK and US gardens.
Franchet's cotoneaster: complete guide
Cotoneaster franchetii
A detailed guide to growing Cotoneaster franchetii: ideal conditions, care, pruning, and companion planting. Perfect for hedges and low-maintenance garden designs.
Cotoneaster: complete guide
Cotoneaster integerrimus
Everything you need to know about Cotoneaster integerrimus: growth, care, ideal location, and companion planting for wildlife gardens.
Entire-leaved Cotoneaster: complete guide
Cotoneaster integrifolius
Discover the Entire-leaved Cotoneaster, an elegant shrub with red berries. Cultivation, maintenance and care for gardens across Europe.
Willow-leaf cotoneaster: complete guide
Cotoneaster salicifolius
Grow and care for Cotoneaster salicifolius: ideal conditions, pruning tips, companion plants, and winter hardiness. Perfect for hedges and low-maintenance gardens.
Crataegus succulenta: complete guide
Crataegus succulenta
The Succulent Hawthorn is a North American species with exceptionally large red berries, white flowers, and outstanding winter bird food. Remarkably robust and low-maintenance.
Portuguese Broom: complete guide
Cytisus striatus
Discover the Portuguese Broom, a beautiful shrub with yellow flowers from the Mediterranean. Cultivation, maintenance and care in gardens.
RosaceaeShrubby cinquefoil: complete guide
Dasiphora fruticosa
The shrubby cinquefoil is a versatile shrub with yellow flowers that blooms abundantly for months. Ideal for borders and low-maintenance gardens.
Deutzia parviflora: complete guide
Deutzia parviflora
Discover Deutzia parviflora, an elegant flowering shrub with white blossoms. Growing guide with tips for sunny placement, fertile soil, and regular pruning.
CaprifoliaceaeSouthern bush-honeysuckle: complete guide
Diervilla sessilifolia
Everything about Southern bush-honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia): growing tips, care, pruning and combinations for partial shade planting. Expert advice.
Tropical smokebush: complete guide
Euphorbia cotinifolia
The Tropical smokebush (Euphorbia cotinifolia) is a striking ornamental shrub with dramatic copper-red foliage. Master cultivation, care, pruning, and design integration for stunning results.
Euphorbia illirica: complete guide
Euphorbia illirica
Discover the hairy spurge, a robust European shrub with vibrant yellow flowers and interesting texture. Perfect for dry gardens and water-wise landscapes.
Exochorda racemosa: complete guide
Exochorda racemosa
Discover the common pearlbush, a stunning spring-flowering shrub from China and Central Asia. With white flowers and graceful form, perfect for any garden.
Greenstem forsythia: complete guide
Forsythia viridissima
Forsythia viridissima, or greenstem forsythia, is a hardy deciduous shrub known for its early bright yellow blooms. Ideal for sun-exposed borders and low-maintenance gardens.
Ilex pernyi: complete guide to this elegant Chinese holly
Ilex pernyi
Discover the unique characteristics of Ilex pernyi, a striking evergreen holly from China and Tibet featuring distinctive diamond-shaped foliage. Perfect garden plant for structure and winter interest.
Bermuda Juniper (Juniperus bermudiana): complete guide
Juniperus bermudiana
Discover everything about Bermuda Juniper (Juniperus bermudiana): growth, ideal location, soil, watering, and winter hardiness. Elegant conifer for warm climates.
Lagerstroemia indica: complete guide
Lagerstroemia indica
Discover Lagerstroemia indica, or Crepe-myrtle, an exceptional ornamental shrub featuring stunning flowers and distinctive bark structure.