I first grew abelia when working as a gardener on a private estate in Pienza, Tuscany. There were several abelia shrubs growing happily under a spreading oak tree, alongside pink clerodendrum and ...

Abelia (Abelia spp.) is a graceful shrub that belongs to the Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family. The arching shrub's small, delicate blooms make reliable borders and shrub plantings. Abelia is ...

A compact flowering shrub with trumpet-shaped pink flowers from mid-summer to early fall. Pinky Bells™ has fingernail-sized, glossy green leaves that emerge reddish and larger flowers than most ...

Curb appeal doesn't just focus on those flowerbeds carefully curated beside walkways or the living fence in your backyard. It also extends to the area directly around your home, where evergreens and ...

When this time of the year rolls around, I feel compelled to write about plants that can withstand the summer heat. As I was driving through town recently, a planting of kaleidoscope abelia caught my ...

Move over Edward Goucher, there is a new abelia in town. Actually there are several abelias that will absolutely take this from a ho-hum shrub to one that is dazzling in the landscape. All of a sudden ...

Abelias first came to the United States in the early 1900s from eastern Asia and Mexico, and they have been garden favorites since that time. These are sturdy plants that grow best in full sun to part ...

What: The foliage of this almost whimsical abelia is transformed by a kaleidoscope of colors over the course of spring, summer and fall. In early spring, the leaves of Abelia x grandiflora ...

What: Abelia “Edward Goucher,” has an extended bloom time — from summer into late autumn. The abelia’s tubular, half-inch-long, soft pink flowers provide beauty and pollinator sustenance. The glossy ...