What: Morella californica (previously known as Myrica californica) is also called California wax myrtle or California bayberry. It is an easy-to-grow medium-sized shrub that can be used in formal or ...

We can welcome winter migrating birds to our yards by planting American (native) trees and shrubs to create habitat. Birds need insects, berries and seeds, as well as cover, that native plants offer.

My new friend, Marcella Baudoin, is originally from Morgan City. Her family was the third family to move to Bayou Vista — before it even had a name. There, her parents bought five acres along the ...

One of my all-time favorite native plants — wax myrtle — is a stunning shrub in the garden any season of the year. Wax myrtle, botanically called Morella cerifera (formerly Myrica cerifera), is a fuss ...

Two of my favorite native shrubs are growing next to each other, posing for photos at the Oregon Dunes Overlook just south of Florence. With our dry summers and mild winters, the Oregon Coast is home ...

One of winter's native evergreens - wax myrtle - is a stunning shrub in the garden any season of the year. Wax myrtle, botanically called Morella cerifera (formerly Myrica cerifera), is a fuss-free ...

Wax myrtle is a tough, durable landscape plant used in the Lowcountry for fast-growing hedges, screens, and foundation plantings. Vicky McMillan Special to The Island Packet Wax myrtle is the South’s ...

The hardy, aromatic wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera) is one of the Lowcountry’s most prolific shrubs. Both attractive and impervious to salt, wind and heat, it is also a popular landscaping ornamental.

It is almost unbelievable, but there is already Christmas inventory on store shelves in Tallahassee. Granted, the holiday is only three and a half months away and those who procrastinate may need the ...

QUESTION: We have a fence between our back yard and our neighbors. We would like to plant something to hide the fence (a regular cyclone fence) and about two feet above it. What would be good that ...

Now that the holidays have passed and we all could stand to shed a few pounds, what better way to get active than tackling some yard work? Winter is a great time to plant trees and shrubs, giving them ...

Q: I have several wax myrtle bushes that have brown leaves now, I assume from freeze damage. Do they need to be pruned or left alone? — Dan Kiser, Woodstock A: I’d leave them alone until April, just ...