My favourite has to be R luteum, a bushy deciduous shrub which, unfortunately, can’t really be described as dwarf. It can reach 4m in height, with leaves turning orange, purple and red in autumn.

Sikes Dwarf (H.quercifolia): A petite oakleaf hydrangea hardy in zones 5-9, it reaches 2 to 3 feet in height with white blooms that change to pink as they mature.

There’s a pleasing Cheshire usage that Garner uses throughout his books, plunder to mean ‘ponder’, and as far as he’s ...

Grass: Purple Fountain Grass Hardy in Zones 8 to 11, purple fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum 'Purpureum') is an annual ...

Michael and Alexis Hicks of Reynoldsville announce the birth of a daughter on June 9, 2025, at Punxsutawney Area Hospital. Azalea Anne Hicks weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and was 19 inches long. She ...

Dwarf Planets Learn more about Pluto and other dwarf planets, which are defined as objects that orbit the Sun and are nearly round, but that have not been able to clear their orbit of debris. The ...

Laurel and Hardy, rat trap salesmen who are unable to do business in Switzerland, having no money to pay for lunch end up working for the hotel where a composer, who has run away from his wife, has ...