There are many smells, good and bad, that trigger my memory. Sweet Mock Orange when in bloom triggers a memory of getting out of school. It has been told to me that the sense of smell is the closest ...

Mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius) is a deciduous shrub with a dense, rounded growth habit. It sports oval, serrated, dark green leaves and features showy, cup-shaped, four-petal flowers in the ...

Mock orange blossom, or just mock orange as it is often known, is not a very flattering name as the word 'mock' is a bit derogatory. Used in the sense it is used with plants means 'imitation' or ...

One of the sad things about moving is you can’t always take your favorite plants with you. Especially if they’re growing in your neighbor’s yard. One of my favorite shrubs is the old-fashioned ...

This time of the year, as our native dogwoods and azaleas have completed their glorious spring display, something magical happens. At least it does in those old cottage gardens, seen in small towns ...

Some plants are indispensable — roses, daffodils and clematis, for example — to which I would add philadelphus, those gorgeous sweet-scented beauties that many call mock orange or syringa. Every ...

It certainly feels like springtime outside. Many garden plants have broken dormancy, and the botanical world around East Texas is stirring with the warm weather. Ah, spring ... One of the plants ...