The first step in planning a good landscape is to decide what shape and size plant will work best for each location. Foundation beds around your house require many shapes and sizes of plants because ...

Is there anything the humble boxwood can't do? Creating a backyard you can relax in, free from prying eyes of neighbors or ...

Privacy fences can help keep prying eyes out of your backyard, but they can look drab and dull -- especially several years after installation. If you're tired of ...

Q. I have recently heard about a new disease affecting boxwoods. I have quite a few boxwoods in my landscape, and I am somewhat concerned. What is this disease and what does it look like? A.

Boxwood blight, a highly contagious fungal infection, has struck a number of locations in Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area, causing the removal of plants, some of which were more than 100 years old ...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture is issuing a quarantine for six area counties to contain the spread of the invasive box tree moth. The quarantine will restrict moving boxwood shrubs out of Butler, ...

Box tree moths are generally white with a brown border and a white “comma” on each forewing. (Michigan Department of Natural Resources) LENAWEE COUNTY, Mich. – The invasive box tree moth (BTM) has ...

CINCINNATI — An invasive pest has arrived in Cincinnati and is starting to kill boxwood shrubs around the Tri-State, threatening one of the most popular landscaping plants in the region. The box tree ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A plant protection clinic says the big concern this winter is boxwood blight. The University of Rhode Island’s clinic says now is a good time to check plants because infections ...

Creating a backyard you can relax in, free from prying eyes of neighbors or passersby, comes down to choosing the right features. Sure, you could build a great big wooden fence and be done with it — ...