The plant in the upper half of the photo is a red-flowering currant, in the lower part is a hellebore in bloom. Together, they make a striking spring show in the Northwest landscape. (Marci Degman) ...

One of our earliest spring flowers, this shrub isn’t easily overlooked. Gently drooping clusters of dark pink, tubular flowers that erupt just ahead of the wide-oval, bluntly-notched leaves are the ...

This undated photo shows a red currant espalier in New Paltz, N.Y. Red currant plants are especially easy to train and prune as decorative (and edible) espaliers. (Lee Reich via AP) Espalier is a way ...

This week, Central New York gardening writer Carol T. Bradford responds to a reader question. Dear Carol: I have a question about jostaberries. I've two bushes that are up pretty good. Nice and green ...

No need to choose between planting either an ornamental or a fruiting bush in your yard. Plant both with a single plant! Many berry bushes are pretty enough to be grown as landscape plants. Let’s ...

What: The native flowering currant, or ribes sanguineum, welcomes spring with a showy array of rosy-pink buds softening to a rich, clear pink. The early spring flowers have a spicy fragrance and are a ...

Oregon State University has developed a flowering currant called Oregon Snowflake, a low-growing shrub that is smaller than other currants. (Ryan Contreras) If you don't have much space to plant ...

After dinner one night this summer, I served currants as a garnish on dessert. The pink, round, little fruits from a newly planted bush rolled off the cake slices like BBs out of a gun—quite a few of ...

When the sun pours through their translucent skins, red currants (Ribes rubrum) resemble clusters of tiny rubies. There are native varieties of currant — the red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum), ...