Dear Helen: After several years of neatly controlled behaviour in our garden, a hebe suddenly exploded into exaggerated growth this summer. I don’t have the variety name, but the leaves are large and ...

Pruning is a vital gardening task, and it's not just carried out for looks alone. Besides maintaining a neat garden, it can also help stimulate the plant to develop fresh blooms, particularly during ...

TEN YEARS AGO we’d hardly heard of hebes, and now it’s a rare gardener who doesn’t depend on these tough little shrubs. Up until February’s frigid blast, we’d become complacent about their hardiness.

Q: This hebe bush (pictured) has been growing in my back garden for about 10 years, behind the boiler. It is east facing. It was doing very well until we cut it back a few years ago in April 2021, ...

CORVALLIS – If you like to prolong color in your landscapes through the summer and into the fall, consider planting evergreen shrubs called hebes for vivid color in both flowers and foliage during ...

Hebes in New Zealand. New Zealand's climate -- Where hebes are found -- What constitutes a hebe? -- The discovery of hebes -- Early plant breeding with hebes -- Hebe classification -- Hebes around the ...