What: Cotoneaster dammeri is a dense, semi-evergreen, compact grower that produces brilliant red berries and is easy to grow. It works well as a ground cover, as a foundation plant, as edging in front ...

Ground cover is the backbone of your yard, creating a healthy environment for your prized plants to thrive. The right ground cover plant can smother weeds in your yard and garden while also protecting ...

Every garden, large or small, needs plants that really earn their keep. Cotoneasters do that. They are handsome, dense shrubs - or small trees - with good habits and impressive flowers. A member of ...

GARDENING GERRY DALY AS the last of the leaves fall, the berries of cotoneaster become more noticeable and more important as garden decoration, and as food for hungry birds. Also the colours of the ...

Note: Cotoneaster lacteus, mentioned below, has been recognized as an invasive species that threatens California’s native plant communities. For more, see the Invasive Plant Council (cal-ipc.org).