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 — ...

According to a survey of 4,000 landscape professionals, boxwood (Buxus) is the most popular shrub in America. And yet, about a decade ago it was nearly impossible to find boxwoods at home-improvement ...

Bob Tompkins believes the caterpillar could bring an end to the box hedge plant in the island A Jersey environmentalist has warned that an invasive species of caterpillar could mean an end to the box ...

Because more people are staying home and enjoying their outdoor space, there has been an increase in interest in hedging plants to create privacy and also to define different parts of the landscape. A ...

Answers to common plant questions. What is wrong with my English box? JANE: Box Hedge leaves can turn orangey-brown because of high soil acidity (often caused by a build-up of added fertiliser) which ...

My old boxwood hedge has oranges patches like this in some places. One plant is completely orange. Is this the new disease, boxwood blight? Do I prune it out now? This looks like cold damage. Let the ...

Q: I have box hedges in the front and back garden of my house. Last year I noticed that they were attacked by the box tree moth caterpillar. The damage was noticeable but the hedges recovered well ...

A Jersey environmentalist has warned that an invasive species of caterpillar could mean an end to the box hedge plant in the island. Box tree caterpillars are the larvae of the box tree moth and feed ...