Hardy Orange perennials soft needles--and it's easy to

soft needles--and it's easy to prune and shape

it takes a little longer than some

Light blue fruit is highly flavored

front borders and tricky-to-mow spaces

These decidedly frilly

Hardy Orange perennials soft needles--and it's easy toA hardy orange? Really, in my Midwest garden? Yes! This relative of the citrus plant is a favorite of collectors, and can most often be found in public gardens and arboreta. Now it can star in your garden. It's technically a large shrub but is often pruned as a small tree, performing best in sunny, well drained locations. A classic hedgerow plant, Hardy Orange is virtually impenetrable due to its formidable green thorns, so plant where traffic is