The shiny, shapely leaves of this beautiful shrub will add texture to your Southern garden.

A: The unique foliage and bright yellow flowers in early spring certainly make this a distinctive plant. Spikes of blue berries follow the flowers. Some gardeners don't like mahonia because of its ...

It’s great to be able to recommend a group of plants that are easy to grow, thrive in shade, are drought tolerant once established, and seem to present no interest to deer. Mahonia is a large genus of ...

What: Mahonia aquifolium is commonly known as Oregon grape-holly. It has superb garden value due to its yellow spring flowers, that are followed by blue-black berries and very colorful foliage. It is ...

As gardeners, we all have our favorite and least favorite plants. Once we decide which plants make up each list, we rarely, if ever, let them move from one list to the other. However, for every rule ...

WHAT: A hybrid mahonia called Winter Sun is a tall evergreen shrub that makes a dramatic focal point in the winter garden. Large leaves develop in whorls along the branched stems and fragrant yellow ...

This year I promised myself that I would incorporate more plants that can multitask and require less work and stress. One ...

Most of my shrubs lose their leaves in winter. What are some good choices for plants to replace them? I have often wondered why so many deciduous shrubs are planted in our area when we have lots of ...