Spring is right around the corner. But when the topic turns to plants with fragrant springtime blossoms, one of our most common landscapes subjects is rarely mentioned. That plant – sweet viburnum, ...

For some varieties, it’s the scent. Choose well and in almost every month of the year your garden will be filled with ...

I’ve discovered I’m not the only plant lover who was doubtful that the awabuki viburnum was a variety of East Asia’s sweet viburnum (V. odoratissimum). After all, the awabuki’s leaves are longer, ...

Viburnum is a versatile group of foliage plants that meet a diverse number of requirements. They can be either deciduous or evergreen, and both usually have dark green oval leaves. They can be trained ...

QUESTION: Last spring, I wrote you about 15 Chindo viburnum (Viburnum awabuki “Chindo”) that I had a professional landscaper plant in my yard in October 2014. The gist of the note was that my plants ...

We have the holes dug and are ready to plant a sweet viburnum hedge. What is the best time of the year to buy and plant this hedge? Whenever you are ready, it’s time to add a viburnum hedge to the ...

The gloomy weather might mean that there isn’t much to tempt us outside right now, but introducing some winter colour and ...

There are many excellent viburnums for us in Texas, but we’re highlighting one today because it definitely should be used more. It is sold as Viburnum odoratissimum. A plant sometimes sold under these ...

Question: Our one-time sweet viburnum shrubs are now tree size. Could we cut about 2-3 feet off the top without harming the plants? Answer: Topping these shrubs won’t cause major harm and might make ...

When planting a garden to benefit wildlife, it can be easy to focus on flowers, especially the “famous” butterfly-friendly plants like milkweed. But working shrubs with high-wildlife value into the ...