Native honeysuckles are the ideal alternative to invasive Japanese honeysuckle. Knowing which to choose depends on where you ...

Vining plants often benefit from a trim to keep them looking well-maintained. These climbers, in particular, should be pruned ...

Description: Honeysuckle, a twining as well as bush plant grown for its flared flowers, brings scent into the garden. Honeysuckle belongs to the genus Lonicera. This genus, whose botanical name honors ...

What: Small dark green, button-shaped leaves adorn the rambling stems of this creeping honeysuckle — they spread along the ground only a few inches high and 3 or more feet long. Lonicera crassifolia’s ...

What: A great addition for smaller spaces, Lonicera nitida “Twiggy” is a more petite version of Lonicera “Baggesen’s Gold;” in fact, it is a sport of the latter. Twiggy boxleaf honeysuckle has a ...

The citrus and jasmine scent of Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) perfuming our gardens on warm afternoons in summer is enchanting. Many of us have sipped the sweet nectar from the base of the ...

A mystery shrub sends GINA PARKINSON scrabbling through her books and the internet. She thinks it is probably a honeysuckle. ON A sunny Saturday a couple of weekends ago, I spotted the first bee in ...

Hartman, K.M. and B.C. McCarthy. 2004. Restoration of a Forest Understory After the Removal of an Invasive Shrub, Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii). Restoration ...