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 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, ...

If you're unfamiliar with this family feud concerning native vs. non-native plants, you'll be surprised to learn it bears a slight but sordid resemblance to the current controversy over immigration ...

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, ...

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 ...

I have come to the conclusion that the smaller-leafed varieties (Hebe rakaiensis, for example), which do not produce new shoots unless or until they are cut back, need to be cut in two stages in order ...

Question: I have this hebe plant I have kept in a pot all summer, and it has been getting eaten by some green caterpillar. The leaves that are left are all tied with webbing. It’s a mess, and I don’t ...