Scout now to identify shrubs as well as take time to plan how you will manage them. Invasive shrubs such as honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.), privets (Ligustrum spp.), multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora), ...

Critters My Quest to Find the Elusive, Two-Foot-Long Texas Alligator Lizard After encountering the large and mysterious reptile a few years ago, I was determined to find one again.

A passionate home gardener issued a serious warning on TikTok, and it's all about a seemingly innocent, and even beautiful, backyard plant that wreaks havoc on ecosystems: Chinese privet. In one of ...

The common privet, or ligustrum vulgare, will officially be phased out of the state and added to Ohio’s invasive plants list beginning Jan. 1, 2026. The shrub has bunches of small white flowers ...

Scientists are still determining the best way to reap the benefits of oleocanthal and oleoresin. A recent paper in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences raised the question of whether ...

If you want a rich, evergreen privacy screen around your garden, this glossy dark green leafed plant might just be for you. The wax leaf Ligustrum (Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum') is an evergreen shrub ...

There is an interesting type of Ligustrum tree which is ideal for growing in containers. It has lovely golden leaves, and can be pruned to control its growth.

Most evergreens such as podocarpus, holly or ligustrum can be pruned anytime. Plants are pruned by either heading back or thinning. Heading back is the selective cutting of the ends of branches to a ...

The verdant sanctuary is also home to a beautiful living artwork, called ‘Nature Rising’, that features more than 20 living figures made of ligustrum – a flowering shrub – dotted around ...