Cotoneaster is a wide-ranging genus of both deciduous and evergreen shrubs and small trees. They are versatile plants, suitable as great specimen shrubs, ground cover plants, or hedges. Unsurprisingly ...

Cotoneaster, with its small, deep-green leaves, makes an attractive backdrop for many other plants. This perennial, low-growing shrub makes an excellent groundcover that blends into the background or ...

Sparkling fall color from foliage, fruits, or both, is the main attraction of cotoneaster – a varied group shrubs and trees loved for their bold berries. Most are deciduous, although some of the most ...

What: The smoky gray-green foliage of Cotoneaster glaucophyllus adds a sense of depth and mystery to the landscape. The low arching branches of this evergreen shrub form tight thickets, making it an ...

Every garden, large or small, needs plants that really earn their keep. Cotoneasters do that. They are handsome, dense shrubs - or small trees - with good habits and impressive flowers. A member of ...

Note: Cotoneaster lacteus, mentioned below, has been recognized as an invasive species that threatens California’s native plant communities. For more, see the Invasive Plant Council (cal-ipc.org).

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I wish I could grow camellias but the garden’s soil is all wrong. Instead I can grow cotoneasters, so why have ...