Q: I purchased a few waxleaf privet plants in February. They were planted in my yard using drip irrigation with one drip emitter per plant for about one month now. I am starting to see some black ...

Any day now, privet will bloom. Privet is a shrub, usually planted as a hedge. Its flowers are creamy white and syrupy scented. Typically, privet flowers extend from deep green foliage — lots of ...

The summer is upon us, and so is the rainy season. Though the temperatures are soaring, the additional rain is beneficial for establishing newly installed plants. A good plant for installation ins ...

Privet. The word is virtually synonymous with hedges and, although it has no definitive etymology, some linguists maintain that privet is a variation of private. Indeed, privets are typically utilized ...

If you are seeking a highly salt-tolerant shrub or small tree for a dense privacy hedge, foundation planting or single specimen, consider the Florida native privet. It can also be used for slope ...

Chinese privet was brought to the U.S. in the 1800s as a decorative hedge, but it has spread rapidly across the Southeast, now covering more than 1 million acres in Alabama alone. The small, woody ...

Over the past few weeks riding down our county roads, I have noticed the Chinese privet turning green. After Easter, everyone will notice these plants because they will load the edges of the woods ...

Burning bush shrubs may appear pretty in the fall, when their leaves turn a blazing bright red. But they also are pretty invasive, and this year they earned a spot on Pennsylvania’s list of noxious ...