MAHONIAS got their name from an Irish nurseryman, Bernard McMahon, who settled in Philadelphia in the 18th century. His business became a centre for American gardeners, where everyone, from Thomas ...

In some of the older woodland gardens around the Florida panhandle, you will likely find a five to seven-foot plant called leatherleaf mahonia (Mahonia bealei). The holly-like foliage is spiky and ...

Q: In the last few years, mahonia has taken over our woods. What is the best way to get rid of it, and is there any way of keeping it from spreading so quickly? Karen Knieter, Roswell A ...

One such plant that I have added to my ever-expending must-have list is Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’. Trust me on this ...

Spikes of blue berries follow the flowers. Some gardeners don't like mahonia because of its propensity to be spread by birds, but if it makes you happy, I say enjoy it! The mahonia we see most ...

At this time of year, the yellow flowers of Mahonia media make it one of the best winter-flowering plants to have in the garden. It is the fortuitous offspring of Mahonia lomariifolia and Mahonia ...

As an apprentice, I had much the same feelings about the many varieties of Mahonia as I experience when, trapped on the Tube, I glance at a neighbour's celebrity magazine: I don't know any of these ...