My heart sank when a neighbor told me that her boxwoods had boxwood blight. Boxwood blight is a fungal disease that is spreading rapidly across North America. Boxwood blight causes black spots on ...

When it comes to choosing evergreens for landscaping, boxwoods are among the most popular. They’re particularly loved for use in formal plantings, where they can be pruned into hedges, balls, boxes, ...

Can you tell me the name of this plant? A friend gave me a pot of them she said she bought at the grocery store and it has bloomed all summer. I love the color as well. Will it survive the winter ...

For a little color during the drab days of winter, consider planting these hardy growers. Check out your hardiness zone using this map from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. What It Looks Like: The ...

A fragrant plant when in bloom and one that does well in deep shade and that is a great winter evergreen is this Mahonia. As winter approaches we often think about how the garden will look when all ...

Formal gardens are located both in the shade or sun. The term, formal garden, is used to describe many types of gardens, but it always denotes form and pattern. They differ from the informal or more ...

Boxwoods provide borders and background for splashes of perennial color in the walled garden at Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate, in Lexington. Photo by Susan Smith-Durisek To discover evergreen hedges, ...

I'm looking for suggestions for shrubs in a shady and dry area. Are any viburnums suitable for shade? I have an area I am trying to give a natural, woodsy look. I also was thinking of a holly or a ...

There is a chance that if you have boxwoods, you might have boxwood leafminers. I have them and am quite surprised at the population explosion. I have Green Mountain and Green Gem in the front of my ...