Milan Havlis - gardening

Buttercup winterhazel is a rare shrub from Japan and Taiwan. It is especially popular among hobbyists and garden enthusiasts. Its small, primrose yellow flowers are born in pendent racemes from early March until end April, weather conditions pending. They are fragrant and do not mind ligh ...

Spike winterhazel is a rare shrub from Japan and Taiwan. It is especially popular among hobbyists and garden enthusiasts. Its small, primrose yellow flowers are born in 10-15 cm long, pendent racemes from early March until end April, weather conditions pending. They are fragrant and do no ...

One of the first plants to flower at the end of winter is this mezereon. Well before the first spring trees open their buds you can find this plant flowering in the wild, along the paths in the woods or on sunny meadows. Its natural habitat is Europe. Mezereon is a deciduous shrub with upr ...

Its main feature are the flowers that appear in mid to late winter. They are spider-shaped with narrow petals. Arnold Promise is considered the heaviest bloomer among the yellow-flowering varieties. It has profusion of bright yellow, fringe-like flowers on bare wood. They come out on t ...

Its main feature are the flowers that appear in mid to late winter. They are spider-shaped with narrow petals. Diane bears the deepest red flowers, so far cultivated. They are fringe-like and flower on bare wood. They come out on the cold days of end January and keep blooming for 6 to ...

It is really funny to see that a plant, from an unknown reason, is suddenly labeled as POP plant, meaning currently IN FASHION (and what if it is no longer IN?? dig it out and call for Garden Vogue help to change it with a new POP?). Anyway, must say, there is something, and in fact quite a lot, abo ...

It is really funny to see that a plant, from an unknown reason, is suddenly labeled as POP plant, meaning currently IN FASHION (and what if it is no longer IN?? dig it out and call for Garden Vogue help to change it with a new POP?). Anyway, must say, there is something, and in fact quite a lot, abo ...

Leatherleaf mahonia is an attractive, architectural shrub. It has distinctive and coarse, bold foliage. The evergreen leaves are pinnate, mid green to almost blue-green and only partly glossy. They have sharp spines along the margins. This mahonia is hardier for zone 6 as opposed to hybrid ho ...

First time introduced in 1954, this grape holly has been commercially spread at the turn of the century. Its dramatic foliage makes it as successful in continental climates as palm trees in the coastal areas. The leaves are holly-like but gigantic, arranged in spectacular rosettes. These are very co ...

Another selection of grape holly comes from Irish nursery Slieve Donard. Its name “Winter Sun” is perfect as it really starts flowering well before Christmas if the beginning of winter is mild without substantial frosts. If the frosts come early the buds (unless damaged by extremely hars ...

The prunus genus contains over 400 species which are useful and beautiful at the same time. There are cherries, plums, peaches or sloes, as well as flowering japanese cherries, cherry laurels etc. This variety received its name for the season in which it can re-flower if the end of autumn is warm. H ...

Laurustinus is a beautiful evergreen shrub whose variety Eve Price bears large leaves – up to 8 cm across. They are medium to soft green, leathery but not thick, slightly glossy. In November it produces terminal panicles of pink-red flowers buds opening to tiny white flowe ...

Dawn viburnum is a garden hybrid between v.farreri and v.grandiflorum. It is one of winter flowering plants because its flowers come out from end December (in mild winters) until March. If it snows while it blooms it does not matter, snow will do no damage to the flowers. ...