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 ...

Red Flowering Currant is one of my favorite spring flowering shrubs. The bright pink flowers emerge in our area by mid-February and last for six weeks or so. Those bright pink flowers are pretty much ...

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 ...

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 ...

Our native shrub the red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) has a host of cultivars that produce different-colored flowers. This includes 'White Icicle,' which has pendant clusters of white flowers ...

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 ...