Cotoneaster is a wide-ranging genus of both deciduous and evergreen shrubs and small trees. They are versatile plants, suitable as great specimen shrubs, ground cover plants, or hedges. Unsurprisingly ...

Sparkling fall color from foliage, fruits, or both, is the main attraction of cotoneaster – a varied group shrubs and trees loved for their bold berries. Most are deciduous, although some of the most ...

Cotoneaster, with its small, deep-green leaves, makes an attractive backdrop for many other plants. This perennial, low-growing shrub makes an excellent groundcover that blends into the background or ...

GARDENING GERRY DALY AS the last of the leaves fall, the berries of cotoneaster become more noticeable and more important as garden decoration, and as food for hungry birds. Also the colours of the ...

This time of year, many of us have a tendency to stay cooped up inside and not explore nature. The temperatures are cold, the skies are gloomy, and the garden is taking a rest. However, if you can ...

What: The smoky gray-green foliage of Cotoneaster glaucophyllus adds a sense of depth and mystery to the landscape. The low arching branches of this evergreen shrub form tight thickets, making it an ...

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The seeds of a Cotoneaster or Cotoneaster glaucophyllus alien invasive plant. PHOTO: Rob and Fiona Richardson. THIS week, Hillcrest Conservancy takes a look at the Cotoneaster as part of its series of ...

These should root by the following spring. Cotoneaster lacteus comes true from seed. Gather the berries in late spring and sow them in compost, using chicken wire to protect the seeds from mice. Place ...

Scientists at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) have found that Cotoneaster franchetii could help absorb pollution on heavily trafficked roads. In a study that compared how different plants tame ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I wish I could grow camellias but the garden’s soil is all wrong. Instead I can grow cotoneasters, so why have ...