Shrubs play a vital role in the landscape for several reasons, and having an easy-care shrub can offer numerous benefits. Shrubs are important for providing framework in the landscape and they are the ...

What: A curious evergreen shrub, Ligustrum japonicum “Rotundifolium,” or curly-leaf Japanese privet, has thick, dark green leaves that are shiny and rounded. The foliage almost seems jam-packed on the ...

Q: I recently visited a nursery in Russellville, and they were selling Ligustrum japonicum Texanum. I looked up the species and found "the popular waxleaf ligustrum (Ligustrum japonicum Texanum) does ...

While making my annual visit to the county tax office, a lady asked me about a shrub she observed on her way to work that had fascinating blue berries. It was a Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) ...

Question. A ligustrum tree near the entrance to our home has brown spots on the leaves even though it gets needed fertilizer. What is the cause and what should we do? Answer. Fertilizer applied three ...

Let’s talk about a threat to our nation. The threat is silent, ongoing, happening in our own yards and parks, and threatens our wild and natural areas, both wetlands and uplands. The State of Florida ...

There are leaf spots on both my viburnum and ligustrum. What can I do about them?Both the cercospora and corynespora fungi attack woody ornamentals. The first is prevalent on the viburnum, and the ...