Not having a ceanothus in the garden would be unthinkable, yet they are not the most accommodating of plants. For one thing, they die. Regularly described as “short-lived”, they turn up their toes and ...

THE bright blue mounds of ceanothus are to be seen in full glory in gardens these days - very striking and not likely to be missed. As a result of its dramatic flowering, the ceanothus has become ...

ONE of the most striking shrubs for spring and early summer is the California lilac, or ceanothus, sometimes known in its native land as blue blossom, which is a good name for it. Ceanothus is not ...

A diligent search through my garden books has produced the name of the deep blue ceanothus currently putting on a star performance in my back garden. Ceanothus ‘Julia Phelps’ is the blue beauty ...