Witch hazel (genus Hamamelis) is a large deciduous tree-like shrub that can grow to 15 to 20 feet tall when mature. Much like the dogwood, witch hazel is an understory woody plant that thrives when ...

As winter winds down on the North Shore, take a moment to celebrate witch hazel, such as this one growing in Howland Park at the end of Monument Avenue. The witch hazel is a small tree native ...

Dear Roger: There was a plant that we talked about in your garden last week that had beautiful yellow leaves. You said you would write about it so I would remember what it was. But you wrote about a ...

Yes, it is November, the fall leaf extravaganza is almost over and there is little color left to admire. But don't despair. In spite of the frost and cold, there is one plant still flowering in the ...

Witch hazels unfurl their scented flowers in midwinter, offering a welcome spot of color. Credit: Yorkey&Rin/Flickr Witch hazel is sometimes called winterbloom, which is a clue to its period of ...

Dear Roger: You promised to invite people to your garden when the witch hazels were blooming. It's about that time, and I'm waiting for my invitation. - A reader Dear Reader: I haven't forgotten. I ...

Fall's native flora disappeared months ago. The last of autumn's flowers gave up the ghost by early November or so. Colorful asters, beautiful gentians, the last of the sunflowers — spent and returned ...

My witch hazel started getting brown spots all over the leaves. What is this and what should I do? A: That looks and sounds like a fungal disease, cleverly called "leaf spot" because that's the most ...