Q: I'm planning to cut back my alpine currant hedge that was damaged in heavy snow from the previous two winters. Can I do the same with my two highbush cranberry shrubs that are overgrown and ...

open shrub, fine-textured foliage, fast grower; flowering shoot may extend 3 feet in July; prefers sandy soil. Green Mound alpine currant (Ribes alpinum `Green Mound`): to 3 feet high and wide ...

Q: Since there are problems with English Boxwoods for a 3 to 6 feet tall hedge, what about the Alpine Currant Shrub? Are they like the English Boxwoods and grow slowly but are thick? Are they a ...

Don’t confuse clove currant with the more commonly planted alpine currant, a dense, twiggy shrub with inconspicuous flowers and no fruit. Clove currant is also different from red currant ...