Sunlight slowly wakes the garden after its deep sleep during the foggy days in the past month. Light streams through every space created by the bare branches, and new life becomes visible again. The ...

IF YOU happen to catch a sweet scent when walking past some shrubs in a park or garden these days, there is a good possibility that the source of the fragrance is elaeagnus. There are various forms of ...

I KNOW what you’re thinking – one week you're told to embrace shade, the next I’m saying what an unproductive and unattractive place it can be. It differs, of course, according to the context – from a ...

Elaeagnus aren’t the most colourful of shrubs, but in winter they can come into their own, especially one like E x ebbingei ‘Gilt Edge’ with its dark leaves edged with creamy yellow. Did you know with ...