Laden with thorny stems and dense foliage, they act as an effective deterrent to unwanted visitors, but there is more to these plants than just their spiky personas. Many of these flowering hedge ...

The researchers found that planting a range of flowering plants will best provide nectar over the warmer months. They recommend planting nectar-rich shrubs, and plants that flower in late summer and ...

Pruning informal hedges depends on when they flower. Lavender, fuchsia, roses and other plants that flower on the current year's wood are best pruned in early to mid-spring, while those that ...

Hedges serve many purposes in the garden. They can be sound and pollution ... You'll achieve year-round interest in the form of berries and seeds, flowers and a varied range of foliage, not ...