Last month I began an occasional series to publicize plants few people are familiar with. This installment presents two cold-hardy, herbaceous shrubs -- fatsia and fatshedera -- that some folks, ...

I've been writing lately a lot about indoor plants and thought it was time to switch to the outdoors. Then I got a better idea and decided to tell you about the fatsia japonica, a great plant that ...

THERE is nothing as comfortable as an old hat. And this particular old hat - Fatsia japonica - was a favourite in difficult corners of many an urban and suburban garden before the concept of ...

Although it is often grown as a houseplant, Fatsia japonica (aralia) is an incredible evergreen shrub that will add a tropical look in a shady area of the garden. Grown outdoors, Fatsia japonica forms ...

Fatsia and pollinators don’t often find themselves in the same discussion but the last few years my eyes have been opened to the point I can give a Holy Wow to this ‘Shrub of the South’. Most of us ...

Fatsia and pollinators don't often find themselves in the same discussion but in the last few years my eyes have been opened to the point I can give a Holy Wow to this 'Shrub of the South.' Most of us ...

Year-round green shrubs make for wonderful winter companions - and right now is the time to plant them Mahonia Fatsia japonica October and November are prime planting season. Yes, it's time to get ...

Fatsia and pollinators don't often find themselves in the same discussion but in the last few years my eyes have been opened to the point I can give a Holy Wow to this ‘Shrub of the South.' Most of us ...

What: Fatsia japonica ‘Variegata,’ or variegated Japanese aralia, is an evergreen shrub native to Japan. Prized for its foliage, it has year-round interest and should be a candidate for shady ...

SEATTLE — Gardening guru Ciscoe Morris shows us how to grow fatsia japonica, or aralia, and what to do when it starts looking a little sad. Although it is often grown as a houseplant, Fatsia japonica ...

My Japanese paper plant is not attractive anymore. It’s tall (about 6 feet) and has lost its older leaves along the trunk, leaving a big pom-pom of leaves at the top. Can I cut it back? If so, when?