Over the years, I, like many gardeners, have purchased shrubs that appealed to me but that I did not know very much about. This behavior on my part eventually led to my planting three quince ...

13 November 1917 There are differences of opinion about the edibility of the fruit of Pieris japonica I have had inquiries recently from two different sources about the edibility of the fruit of Pyrus ...

There is a rather ordinary low hedge on my neighbor’s property that does not attract much attention until early winter, when its buds break out into vibrant pink blooms. This deciduous plant is ...

Q: Can you help me identify this shrub that flowered this spring? We’ve lived on this property for over 10 years but have never noticed it because it is on a part of the property that is not mowed. I ...

Grow a flowering quince shrub in growing zones 4 to 8. Make sure you have enough space for this shrub before you plant it; it can grow 6 to 10 feet high and nearly as wide. Known for its hardiness, ...

A few years ago, I planted three flowering quinces in my backyard. I chose them because they are early flowering plants — late winter or early spring —and they are so pretty. I have dark rose, pink ...

Quick! Make a New Year's resolution before the best ones are all gone. Tell as many people as possible so that it will be embarrassing to fail. Say, 'I will plant a quince in 2002.' You know that you ...

STEPHEN RYAN: For me there can be almost no more iconic plant to the middle part of the last century than the flowering quince, Chaenomeles japonica also known as Japonica commonly, but that just ...

Why is rain so good for the garden? CLARENCE: After rain, the garden looks more vibrant - that’s because plants love water - but especially rainwater. That’s because the atmosphere has a high ...

On September 14 Emma Crowhurst wrote about the quince and gave a recipe for quince paste. Although today we tend to think of this as purely a Spanish delicacy, it does play an important part in our ...