One more column regarding boxwoods, which has been a hot topic among my colleagues, gardeners, nurseries, and landscape companies. Don’t rip out all your boxwoods unless you know exactly what if wrong ...
Boxwoods are one of the most popular landscape plants in North Carolina. Well-maintained boxwoods can provide a landscape with a formal, elegant look. However, boxwoods are not immune to insect and ...
Some boxwoods turn yellow or bronze in winter as a normal seasonal change, especially in certain types, and usually green up again in spring. Yellowing can also signal stress from sun, frost, wind, or ...
Question. I have an eighteen-year-old boxwood hedge with sections declining. Can I prune these back about two-thirds as we have done with ligustrum and pittosporum and expect them to recover? Answer.
Did you know the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) has announced Box Tree Moth (BTM) (Cydalima perspectalis, family Crambidae) had been confirmed in Hamilton and Clermont counties in southwest Ohio ...
Q: I heard about a new boxwood problem in our area. What should I be looking for? Box tree moth (BTM), an insect native to eastern Asia that feeds on boxwood in its caterpillar stage, was first ...
Boxwood is a staple evergreen in many landscapes. Its pleasing form, dark green foliage, and versatility make it a popular choice. Unfortunately, like many plants, it is not trouble free. The ...
Boxwoods are one of the most common shrubs in landscapes throughout Fairfield County. This deer-resistant, broad-leaved evergreen shrub is typically used in foundation plantings, as a backdrop for ...
Boxwood shrubs are a mainstay for many formal gardens, landscapes and heritage sites. These shrubs can be topiaries, hedges or simply a specimen. There is a serious threat that has entered Ohio that ...
* What it is: Virginia-based Saunders Genetics has been leading the effort to develop blight-resistant boxwood varieties since the deadly Cylindrocladium fungal blight showed up in 2011. So far its ...