On the morning of the winter solstice, the sun rose slowly from the base of Mount Diablo, looking as large as the full moon rising the night before. Light poured over the foothills to create a sea of ...

Abutilon is an attractive evergreen shrub that produces a mass of drooping flowers with large maple-like foliage. This unique easy-care, semi-tropical looking plant provides lots of colour in the ...

I take the bus to and from Dublin city centre quite a lot. A couple of weeks ago, as we turned the corner onto the Swords road, there it was: the most beautiful lilac abutilon in full glorious flower.