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 ...

Birds don't live by berries alone. But fruit helps carry the creatures through the lean winter months. You can help by planting shrubs or trees that provide berries. And your landscape will benefit ...

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), ...

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 ...

Rob McClure views the progress of red currants at Hilltop Community Farm in La Valle, Wisc. The farm has about 70 bushes of red, white and black currants. Some farms throughout the state are adding ...