When decorating for the holidays, it’s a good idea to consider the possible spread of boxwood blight if purchasing holiday greenery that contains boxwood. Virginia Cooperative Extension plant ...

Pennsylvania gardeners should be on the lookout for signs of boxwood blight, ... * Clean tools after pruning each bush in a 10-percent bleach solution ...

One of the most feared diseases among gardeners is box blight, which reduces a healthy box to an unsightly, leafless skeleton. It’s caused by two closely related pathogens: ...

How do I recognise box blight? The most obvious symptom is browning leaves which then die and fall, leaving sparse patches. Twigs and branches may be killed though whole plants rarely die. It can be ...

QUESTION: Thanks for the advice on annual rye grass for my lawn, it looks great! Next fall I want to go with perennial rye grass. Can you tell me who ...

WASHINGTON — Deep green, glossy-leaved, and finely textured, boxwood makes for a perfect holiday wreath. Some folks are put off by its musky smell — I’ve come to like it — but with ...

Box “blight” comes in two main forms, one of which is more lethal than the other. ... Do not overreact and cut down the entire bush at the first sign of trouble. Volutella is quite common, ...

Boxwood shrubs are so attractive with their small, shiny evergreen leaves. Unfortunately, many varieties are quite susceptible to a fungal infection called boxwood blight.

Then boxwood blight, a fungal disease that originated in Europe, made its way to the United States in 2011. Bennett Saunders, the general manager of Saunders Genetics, which specializes in boxwood ...

The boxwood blight that has been discovered in Chesterfield County has gardeners closely monitoring historical shrubs. The discovery in the county marks a major advance for the fungal pathogen ...

Unlike boxwood, Waxwing Lime is heat-tolerant, but like boxwood, it's also deer-resistant. In fact, this shrub would make the ...