What: Arbutus unedo is a four-season evergreen shrub with outstanding flowers, fruit, leaves and bark. The small urn-shaped, whitish-pink flowers are produced from October to December. Three-quarter ...
Question: A friend was telling me they had a strawberry tree growing in their garden. I’d never heard of such a thing — can ...
Winter birds need all they can help they can get, especially when it comes to food and shelter this time of the year. The tiny Anna’s hummingbirds that overwinter in local gardens especially need ...
5 things to do in the garden this week: Fruits. Strawberry tree is a moniker attached to two arboreal species. One of them (Arbutus unedo) is a popular ornamental tree prized for its domed canopy and ...
When businesses first closed down because of the coronavirus pandemic, I began taking walks around my neighborhood, which, as an indoorsy person, is not a thing I did before. And on my walks, I began ...
You can grow trees in the summer—but they require additional watering, special care, and attention. Certain types of trees, like black tupelo and Mediterranean hackberry, are better suited to summer ...
Your digestive system is basically waging war against itself, and you’ve probably never heard of the humble fruit that might help broker peace. While millions of people suffer from ulcerative colitis, ...