| First, it was the abelia that got a careful pruning to encourage it to arch over the steps to the front door. |
| Abelia is the first entry in most books about shrubs but is not so high on gardeners' plant priority lists. |
| Abelia will take sun or partial shade and should be grown in acid soil enriched with peat moss or leaf mold. |
| Cut leafless stems of rose and abelia into 10-inch lengths and set them directly in the propagation bed or container. |
| Protect garden beds exposed to the wind with a hedge of glossy abelia. |
| The glossy abelia, a hybrid derived from species native to China, is the most commonly cultivated form. |
