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 ...

For the past few years, I have declared that I am all about easy-care plants. As the years have passed, I have replaced several labor-intensive plants with ones that require less maintenance. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...