Few shrubs are as versatile in the landscape as Abelia. These handsome evergreen shrubs tolerate a range of growing conditions, seamlessly transitioning between sunny beds and shady gardens to provide ...

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 ...

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 ...

Its durability and foliage that seems to be ever-changing in shades of green, yellow, red and orange makes the abelia kaleidoscope a winner in the garden. If you think the abelia is ho-hum, then you ...

Flowering ornamental shrubs that require little to no effort are a prized possession of both homeowners and landscapers. One underutilized and underappreciated flowering shrub is the abelia. Abelia is ...

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 ...