Red berries set against rich green leaves are one of the most attractive sights in winter. Yet most of them, including the flesh-covered seeds of the yew, disappear during the darkest days of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A big crop of red berries is a traditional sign that a British winter will be cold. So far this year, tradition ...

This time of year, many of us have a tendency to stay cooped up inside and not explore nature. The temperatures are cold, the skies are gloomy, and the garden is taking a rest. However, if you can ...

Every garden, large or small, needs plants that really earn their keep. Cotoneasters do that. They are handsome, dense shrubs - or small trees - with good habits and impressive flowers. A member of ...

Note: Cotoneaster lacteus, mentioned below, has been recognized as an invasive species that threatens California’s native plant communities. For more, see the Invasive Plant Council (cal-ipc.org).

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I wish I could grow camellias but the garden’s soil is all wrong. Instead I can grow cotoneasters, so why have ...

Cotoneaster may seem commonplace, but this bog-standard plant is a very useful and attractive addition to the garden, finds GINA PARKINSON. COTONEASTER is such a normal, bog-standard plant seen in ...

Sparkling fall color from foliage, fruits, or both, is the main attraction of cotoneaster – a varied group shrubs and trees loved for their bold berries. Most are deciduous, although some of the most ...

GARDENING GERRY DALY AS the last of the leaves fall, the berries of cotoneaster become more noticeable and more important as garden decoration, and as food for hungry birds. Also the colours of the ...