Think “boxwood” and you probably conjure up images of Colonial gardens and intricate hedges. Boxwoods (Buxus spp.) are among ...

But thankfully, the winter precipitation that is unusual for the Gulf Coast likely did not affect New Orleans' plants and wildlife, experts say, from stately live oak trees to pesky mosquitoes.

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However, a number of pests and diseases have attacked box in recent years making it harder to grow as hedges and topiary. The box tree caterpillar, which can completely defoliate plants, originally ...

Before the floods and landslides, villagers launched efforts to transform the region into a thriving orange pocket. They took several initiatives, such as trimming, weeding plants, and managing pests ...

“You are 100 percent incorrect about watering pomegranate trees,” she wrote. “Particularly in Costa Mesa (in Orange County). I live 1.5 miles from the ocean in Costa Mesa and have three ...

Across the globe in Australia, a Amorphophallus titanum corpse flower nicknamed Putricia has been blooming for the past week ...

It found that higher temperatures will make the south of England an ideal home for orange trees in the future. But apple trees, a staple of the countryside, are expected to struggle to cope with ...

I could have easily stayed on as a worker in the shop, but taking the leap into entrepreneurship and farming has enhanced my ...

Not just mechanical damage (the holes at the top), but some pest damage too. Any tiny white flying things ... (Have a look at this article where I took some photos of what I found.) This means that, ...