There is a rather ordinary low hedge on my neighbor’s property that does not attract much attention until early winter, when its buds break out into vibrant pink blooms. This deciduous plant is ...

Can you remember a visit to your grandparents’ home and the fascination with what was growing in their yard? Perhaps one of the shrubs was one that we value today and it is just finishing its bloom ...

There is a category of shrubs and trees that produce flowers before the leaves arrive in early spring, creating a wonderful tableau of bloom and branch. One of my favorites is Chaenomeles speciosa, ...

Until we moved to an old house on two patchwork-planted acres, I had never seen a flowering quince. When I first inspected them in June, I was underwhelmed. Each was a thicket of twiggy, green-leafed ...

Q. I’m interested in growing a small flowering quince in a color other than orange. I also want to keep this shrub shorter than 3 feet. –Caroline Harkness, Chicago A. While most flowering quince ...

Q: We moved into our new home last year just after New Year’s. In the backyard, in a nicely sheltered southwest corner, there are two established shrubs. The shorter of the two is what I believe to be ...

The first time I saw a flowering quince was about 25 years ago east of Tallahassee in Monticello. A co-worker and her husband purchased an old home from a fabulous gardener and she wanted me to come ...