Q. I used to live in Virginia and had English holly shrubs to provide greens for holiday decorations. Now that I live in Southern California, I could use a suggestion for a good holly substitute that ...

* Common name: Dwarf cotoneaster 'Little Gem' * Botanical name: Cotoneaster adpressus 'Little Gem' * What it is: A low, slow-growing and widely arching semi-evergreen with green leaves smaller than a ...

Cotoneaster is a wide-ranging genus of both deciduous and evergreen shrubs and small trees. They are versatile plants, suitable as great specimen shrubs, ground cover plants, or hedges. Unsurprisingly ...

What: Cotoneaster dammeri is a dense, semi-evergreen, compact grower that produces brilliant red berries and is easy to grow. It works well as a ground cover, as a foundation plant, as edging in front ...

What: The smoky gray-green foliage of Cotoneaster glaucophyllus adds a sense of depth and mystery to the landscape. The low arching branches of this evergreen shrub form tight thickets, making it an ...

Cotoneaster – pronounced koh toe nee ASS ter, many pronounce it Cotton Easter. There are numerous species of this evergreen plant, but I believe this one is the rockspray cotoneaster which can serve ...

One of the commonest, yet most desirable, garden shrubs is Cotoneaster horizontalis. In many ways it is a victim of its own success, for it is so ubiquitous that snobs enjoy despising it. Its ...

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Experts have identified a “super plant” commonly found in the UK which can help soak up pollution on busy roads. Scientists at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) looked at the effectiveness of ...