The villain is a large, evergreen shrub or small tree called Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense), which is very invasive in the southern U.S. It's worse than kudzu because kudzu needs sun to grow.

Blazek’s advice about incorporating a sun-loving shrub into your landscape is to lean into variety. “Think in terms of layering and mixing shapes and textures,” she says. “Mix in mounded ...

The Privet family includes multiple species, cultivars, and hybrids of privets that are often planted ornamentally but have a tendency to escape into natural habitats. KISMA focuses mainly on the ...

One of the easiest ways to attract a large number of individual birds and species in the San Antonio area is to provide a ...

Nothing sets off a garden quite like a neatly clipped topiary ball, cone or, perhaps, cloud. If you fancy having a go at ...

Give this deer-resistant shrub an occasional prune in late winter to help it keep its shape. Abelias are best for USDA hardiness zones 4 to 11. The boxwood is a densely growing evergreen shrub ...

The compact variety is not considered invasive; the winged burning bush, identified by the brown “wings” that run along each stem, is an invasive shrub. 2. Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus ...

Rejuvenation pruning: Yes. Prune informal hedges selectively with hand shears to maintain or accentuate the shrub's natural shape, to remove wayward branches, and to encourage flowering.

With the right approach to shrub care and maintenance, keeping your property value high for many years is possible. Well-chosen shrubs also contribute to energy efficiency. When strategically ...

Cut close to buds, but not into them, and always above. Early pruning helps establish a shapely shrub with vigorous, balanced growth. Most evergreen shrubs do not need thinning or formative pruning.

From the first months that Brett Ashinoff was at Shrub Oak International School in New York, his parents felt uneasy about the residential school for students with autism. They worried that Brett ...