A: The unique foliage and bright yellow flowers in early spring certainly make this a distinctive plant. Spikes of blue berries follow the flowers. Some gardeners don't like mahonia because of its ...

In some of the older woodland gardens around the Florida panhandle, you will likely find a five to seven-foot plant called leatherleaf mahonia (Mahonia bealei). The holly-like foliage is spiky and ...

Gardeners are always looking for something interesting for their winter garden, and that is doubly true for shady locations. One tough customer that fits that bill is Mahonia, an evergreen shrub ...

Listen to Walter Reeves Saturday mornings on AM 750 and 95.5 FM News-Talk WSB. Visit his website, www.walterreeves.com, or join his Facebook Fan Page at xrl.us/wrfacebook for more garden tips. Q: In ...

What: Mahonia aquifolium “Orange Flame” is a shrub that makes a garden statement all year long, starting in the spring with its rust/orange foliage. Its leaves are pointed and prickly, similar to ...

Q: Several years back, you helped me identify some mahonia that were growing in Flagstaff, Arizona, at an elevation of 7,000 feet. We now live in Gallup at an elevation of 6,740 feet, so the “fit” ...

MAHONIAS got their name from an Irish nurseryman, Bernard McMahon, who settled in Philadelphia in the 18th century. His business became a centre for American gardeners, where everyone, from Thomas ...