The name Aucuba means blue tree and the species has attractive glossy bluish-green leaves and, as long as there is a male plant in the vicinity, produce showy red, non edible (poisonous) berries. The ...
Geranium, Honesty, Tradescantia, winter honeysuckle, and hips from a shrub rose are among the winter plants Ruth can rely on in her Islington garden ...
Poinsettias are perhaps the most familiar plants in the genus Euphorbia, but as January draws to a close, the lesser-known members of the clan become more interesting.