), a broad-leaved flowering evergreen with everything but fragrance to recommend it, looks terrific year-round and does well in the Northwest. A cousin of the Northwest native madrone it's hardy to ...

What: Arbutus unedo is a four-season evergreen shrub with outstanding flowers, fruit, leaves and bark. The small urn-shaped, whitish-pink flowers are produced from October to December. Three-quarter ...

A member of the heath family, it belongs to the genus Arbutus, of which there are at least fourteen species of flowering shrubs and trees. Arbutus unedo is indigenous to southern Europe and Ireland.

What: Arbutus unedo, also known as the strawberry tree, is an easy-to-grow, four-season evergreen shrub with outstanding flowers, funky fruit, glossy green leaves and cinnamon-colored bark. Why plant ...

Winter birds need all they can help they can get, especially when it comes to food and shelter this time of the year. The tiny Anna’s hummingbirds that overwinter in local gardens especially need ...

Fruit trees. Consider planting a guava tree. Make sure it’s a tropical guava (Psidium guajava) and not a pineapple guava (Feijoa sellowiana) or a strawberry guava (Psidium callleianum). The latter two ...

JENDOUBA, Tunisia — A humble fruit from the Mediterranean region might hold the key to treating one of the most painful and debilitating digestive disorders affecting millions worldwide. Strawberry ...

Q: How well do strawberries grow in our Las Vegas climate? When is the best time to plant and fertilize them? Any other tips? A: Strawberries will grow and produce fruit in our Las Vegas climate. The ...

The Strawberry-tree is regarded as native to Ireland but it is not a widespread species. In the wild, it is confined to County Kerry, west Cork and Sligo. It is a Mediterranean tree and it has long ...