Description: A deciduous, spring-blooming shrub with trumpet-shaped flowers, Weigela florida is a common garden species native to Japan. This member of the honeysuckle family spreads 6 to 9 feet high ...

Q: I'd like to start a new variegated weigela from a cutting off of a friend's plant. What's the best way to take a piece for regrowing? Would the same principle be valid for all deciduous bushes, ...

WEIGELA IS A hardy, drought-tolerant, low-maintenance shrub famous for prolific displays of tubular, inch-long flowers in spring. Despite the fact that the blossoms on these members of the honeysuckle ...

What: Weigela florida “Variegata” is an old-fashioned garden shrub that has proven its worth for decades as an excellent landscaping choice. The bare branches emerge with apple green leaves edged in ...

I have a couple of weigelas in my landscape, but my all-time favorite is my variegated one. This shrub has anchored the corner of my house for many years, blooming profusely every year. Their light ...

When in full flower, weigela looks like a giant iced cake, with frothy masses of creamy variegated leaves and soft pink flowers. It is just coming into flower now and it will be on show for a couple ...

Just because cold winter weather is coming, it doesn't mean you should stop thinking about the pollinators that will visit your garden in spring. Hummingbirds rely on nectar-filled, trumpet-shaped ...

Gardeners of a certain age may remember when the weigela was regarded as a relic of Victorian times and not worthy of a serious place in contemporary gardens. Times have changed. and the newly ...

Weigela Florida 'Florida Variegata' has a neat growth suited to a classic, old-fashioned mixed border I can think of several reasons why weigelas have fallen out of favour since their Victorian heyday ...

On a family walk the other day, I couldn't help but be hit by the wafting scent of Honeysuckle. I couldn't find any Honeysuckle growing so we continued on our walk. On the way back it hit me in the ...

Often overlooked as container plants, dwarf shrubs offer seasonal interest, structure and fun in containers of all sizes. There are just a few simple rules to follow. To start with, grow them in ...