winter-flowering sasanqua camellias and bright yellow winter jasmine to mention a few. Berries are a lot of fun in winter, and the most prolific is Ilex verticillata, a deciduous holly.

Each leaf rolls back a little at the sides, highlighting the irregular bright yellow central splash, which fades with age and is surrounded by a pale green outer zone. Good on walls or fences, or as ...

In the fall, the number of birds visiting your yard and garden may drop. During this season, when food is scarce, use these ...

Prunus padus is commonly known as bird cherry. Prunus is the Latinised form of the Greek word meaning plum, and padus is the ...

When it comes to landscaping, evergreens are the savvy gardener’s secret to year-round beauty. Unlike fair-weather flowers or deciduous plants that lose their leaves in winter, evergreen shrubs ...

EMIS draws upon the BNF for its interaction alerts, and TPP SystmOne uses the Mul t ilex database. GPs, like many other clinicians, often complain of being ‘over alerted’ by their clinical computer ...

Everything around you explodes in color: green, purple, light blue, red, yellow, orange. The scents of the planting on the terrace deck and the flowers along the edge of the building wrap you in a ...

The term native plant is fluid and can have many different meanings. In general, native plants are species that were present at the beginning of the European settlement of North America. These plants ...