What: Buxus sempervirens, commonly called common boxwood, is an elegant shrub that has been used in gardens for centuries. With handsome, glossy, dark evergreen leaves and a tough and resilient ...

Of all the affordable holiday decor, nothing is as cheap as harvesting the evergreen plants from your own backyard. Beyond ...

There’s a new bad guy in the Bay Area, and its name is boxwood blight. It’s a fungus that infects plants in the boxwood family, and it can do serious damage. All species of Buxus, one part of the ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Fall weather has finally arrived as daily temperatures are forecasted to peak in the mid-70s. Many backyard gardeners are harvesting tomatoes squash and ...

Q: I have boxwoods that are swarming with these tiny, orange, mosquito-looking insects. What could they be? PW Chapman, email A: “Orange” is the key descriptive word. No other small insect is orange ...

Q: I have a hedge of boxwoods that are looking somewhat orange-tinted and less dense than usual. What might be causing this? Boxwood leafminer is my main suspect, and I have recently seen boxwoods ...

A healthy, green boxwood looks about as dignified as a plant can be. It adds an air of formality and permanence to the landscape. Its tidiness and ease of maintenance make it a favorite just about ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) - Lynchburg Extension Agent Kevin Camm say Boxwood Blight is very common in the Boonsboro area of Lynchburg. "If we have the boxwood blight, I don't want it to go to my neighbors ...