Q: In reading the question about the scent of curry in a local garden, I might suggest an alternative explanation. At the UC Botanical Garden we grow several species of Escallonia that give off a ...

Escallonia x exoniensis 'Fradesii' will do quite well. Escallonia species are native to South America and they and their hybrids are hardy to Zone 8 -- that's our zone -- so that means if a severe and ...

Escallonia is a very popular hedging shrub especially by the seaside. Native to Chile, it is an attractive plant with dark, evergreen leaves and flowers ranging in colour from pink to deepest red. The ...

Q: I’ve always understood that escallonia is supposed to be evergreen, but my young hedge has lost a lot of its leaves and looks pretty tatty. Am I doing something wrong? – Sean K, Co Cork A: You’re ...

Slowly and relentlessly, the plagues took hold. Five years ago, Fernando Caruncho—the landscape designer known for peaceful gardens rich with archaic allusions and monumental geometries—watched, ...