Hebe “Emerald Gem” caught the eye of Great Plant Pick judges over the course of a three-year hebe evaluation at North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Oregon. It stood out because of its ...

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.

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. “Most hebes flower in ...

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 ...

There are some plants that get overlooked when it comes to choosing them for your garden – hebes are among that number. You probably won’t notice them in a garden centre or nursery unless they are in ...

It's as if gardeners staged a protest, with signs that read: "We want more hebes, and we want them now." More and more hebes are showing up on the nursery shelves, and more gardeners are finding not ...

If we had riddles in horticulture, one of them could be, "When is a dwarf conifer not a conifer?" The answer is, when it's Hebe cupressoides. The second word in its name means it is like a cypress, ...

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, ...

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 ...

There are some plants that get overlooked when it comes to choosing them for your garden – hebes are among that number. You probably won’t notice them in a garden centre or nursery unless they are in ...