If there is a fresh, bright star that can illuminate a garden throughout the year then it is surely the marble-leafed Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Irene Paterson'. This plant, more than any other, catches ...

Pittosporum tenuifolium is an attractive evergreen shrub native to New Zealand. It features glossy, oval-shaped, undulating green leaves and black stems. You rarely see them in Puget Sound gardens, ...

Elsinoe takoropuku sp. nov. is described from Pittosporum tenuifolium Sol. ex Gaertn. (Pittosporaceae). This species causes swelling to develop on the twigs of the host species. The species initially ...

Recently, we encouraged readers to review their gardens periodically to identify both strengths and needs for improvement. I followed this practice myself, with a gardening friend. We both appreciated ...

Now the leaves are down and the garden looks bare, there is a role for some evergreen trees in providing greenery and to lend an element of solidity. Pittosporum is a fine, small tree for this purpose ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. First up, Josh is paying some attention to his pittosporum hedge (Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Screenmaster ...

FOR FLOWER, foliage, structure and year-round beauty, nothing beats shrubs. And because they develop more quickly than trees, each spring there’s a fresh selection to choose from. With untried plants, ...

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