Clive Edwards tells us about the evergreen shrub elaeagnus, which has many uses in the garden ELAEAGNUS is a much planted evergreen shrub which is fast growing, very hardy and flourishes in any garden ...

I KNOW what you’re thinking – one week you're told to embrace shade, the next I’m saying what an unproductive and unattractive place it can be. It differs, of course, according to the context – from a ...

Some plants come into their own in winter and early spring when most plants have lost their leaves and have little to offer by way of garden ornament. Elaeagnus is a beacon amid the bare branches. It ...

This time of year, it’s hard to walk down the feeder road here at the Beach without being caught short by an intensely sweet aroma that wafts from pockets of older vegetation. This fragrance that some ...

Always clean and sharpen tools you won't be using for a while. It's a good idea to wipe the metal blades with an oily cloth. This coats them with a thin layer of protective oil to help prevent ...

Elaeagnus aren’t the most colourful of shrubs, but in winter they can come into their own, especially one like E x ebbingei ‘Gilt Edge’ with its dark leaves edged with creamy yellow. Did you know with ...

T horny elaeagnus has long been a popular shrub with highway landscapers, who planted the hardy, drought-resistant bushes in medians across the South to shield nighttime drivers from the glare of ...

Q: My Elaeagnus plants are dying branch by branch. First branch turns a mottled yellow then brown, and the entire branch is dead. It is now affecting many of the Elaeagnus plants I have lining my back ...

Newly installed landscapes usually look like oceans of mulch sprinkled with a few spindly plants. In time, of course, if those plants were carefully chosen and cared for, they’ll fill in the spaces.

Dear Neil: I have taken care of this Elaeagnus for six years. It has thrived all that time, but now it is going downhill. Half is dying while half is thriving.The two trunks are crossing together.