Cherries are in the genus Prunus with a few other delicious fruit trees: almonds, peaches, plums, and apricots. The fruit of these trees is called a drupe or stone fruit, a fruit with a sweet fleshy outside and a hard, stony center or pit encasing the seed. Other plants that have drupes are coffee, olives, [...]
Viburnum are shrubs and small trees primarily used for their showy fragrant flowers, seasonal leaf color, and ornamental fruit. These deciduous shrubs provide a wonderful three-season show that creates a dynamic quality for a year-round interesting garden. They will pollinate, bloom, and fruit individually, but they are much more productive if planted in groups. They [...]
Flowering shrubs can really brighten up your garden's architecture, supplying height and structure along with a healthy dose of color. Many shrubs and trees will flower and seed in the early spring, leaving you with months of simple foliage and no flowers. Here is a list of three summer-blooming shrubs that will keep your garden [...]
Around this time of year, after most gardens have been planted, we start to get questions about plant care and gardening tips. The one question that Wayside Gardens' customers seem to ask more than any other is, "How do I keep deer out of my garden?" The depressing truth is that deer are like goats [...]
We'd just like to wish all of you mothers out there a Happy Mother's day. I know I will spend this weekend, letting My mother, sister, aunts, and nieces know how much they are appreciated. I've got to make a last minute stop by the garden center before I leave work this afternoon. It's a [...]
You don't have to live in a witch's cottage to grow a garden hospitable to local wildlife. Whether big or small, your humble courtyard or patio can be teeming with life in a single season. Once you've created your backyard conservatory, you can have it certified by the National Wildlife Foundation (NWF) and receive a [...]