Learn about blight resistant boxwood cultivars being developed in Virginia Peggy Singlemann visits Saunders Brothers in Piney River to meet with Bennett Saunders and learn how their 100 year old ...

You’ve probably seen them without recognizing them. Packed in parking lot islands, tucked within terraces and foundations, and sculpted into squared-off hedges—boxwoods are one of the most ubiquitous ...

Picture this: Your once-vibrant boxwood hedge suddenly starts to wilt. The leaves develop brown spots, and then their lush, green foliage turns a sickly brown. That, my friends, is the handiwork of ...

Pity the poor boxwood, that top-selling, round-leafed evergreen that’s been a staple of American yards since the beginning of American yards. Besides battling their way through a long-standing litany ...

Ever look at those magazine-worthy gardens and wonder how you could get the same look without spending a fortune? The secret ...

When August rolls in and you look at your yard and gardens, you can assess your successes as well as the disappointments. When you look at the successes, pat yourself on the back. Take notes so that ...

Some types, like Erica carnea, are especially good at surviving cold Canadian winters. They grow low to the ground and don’t need much protection. Planting a group together creates a colorful carpet ...

Think “boxwood” and you probably conjure up images of Colonial gardens and intricate hedges. Boxwoods (Buxus spp.) are among the oldest nonnative plants grown in America but, fortunately, are not ...

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) on Friday announced the establishment of a Box Tree Moth ...