"Oh, I love daphnes, but aren't they finicky?" I get this comment a lot this time of year as people gaze wistfully at our nursery's daphne collection. I'm at a bit of a loss to respond because I love ...

Daphnes really get my pulse racing, especially the lusty, full-bodied ones whose fragrance wafts through the air when you walk by. Cultivation: Plant them near the house, under a window or by a garden ...

TO HAVE LOVED and lost is to have grown a daphne. Gardeners fall for the intensely sweet scent of daphne’s pretty little flowers. But these tidy shrubs have more to recommend them. Many bloom early ...

With the depth and breadth of this addictive genus, you can have daphne blooms year-round. Plant them in spring or fall. We've arranged these recommendations by season, with the plant placed in the ...

PERHAPS ALONG WITH viburnums, daphnes are one of those very few plants that could nearly furnish a garden all by themselves. These small to mid-sized shrubs, often evergreen and supremely fragrant, ...

My most successful have been daphnes, shrubby clematis, peony, and a Cistus called Pink Silk. I also have two young Chinese dogwood plants grown from seed. I value the several Pink Silk cistus (rock ...

Over eons, the kingdom of plants has stretched across the globe and filled almost all climates with stellar botanical treasures, even continuing to evolve to this day. The variations in attributes ...

I have killed more plants that I can count — and far more than I’ll ever admit. Which is why I’ve made it a point to stick with the easiest shrubs and perennials, rarely venturing outside my comfort ...