For gardeners with limited space, a hearty shrub or small tree that produces fragrant blossoms nearly year-round might be a good choice. Mock orange fills that bill. The common name mock orange is ...

The hedge apple, also known as Osage orange or mock orange, is the distinctive fruit of the Osage orange tree (Maclura pomifera). These large, green, wrinkled spheres have long been a source of ...

Many gardeners' fall to-do lists get packed with tasks like harvesting, pruning, mulching, and winterizing perennials. There's often enough pruning in particular that it can be a relief that some ...

Choisya (Mexican mock orange) is a popular evergreen broad-leaved shrub. It's drought tolerant, loves full sun and has both aromatic foliage and pleasantly scented, star-shaped flowers. The Mexican ...

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 ...

A busy day pruning the hedge and trimming the hawthorn tree. A busy day at Evergreen Farm includes pruning the mock orange hedge and trimming the hawthorn tree. Anstace gives recipes for using the ...