Boxwoods need regular trimming and pruning to let in light, prevent fungus, and keep shrubs healthy. Best times to trim are mid-spring and late summer—avoid pruning in fall or winter. Style options ...

English boxwoods can be renewal-pruned by cutting them back during their dormant period in late winter, before growth begins. If you cut the entire plant back hard to mostly bare stems, it can take ...

Q: Several years ago, I planted some 40 English boxwoods along our front brick walkway. Within the last year and a half, some one-third have gradually died. I know that there is a fungus attacking ...

Q: I am getting ready to move back to my home place in Allisonia. It’s in the mountains of Carroll County near Pulaski. The log home was built in 1820, and a little over 60 years ago boxwoods were ...

WEBVTT LISA: VALLEY VIEW FARMS IS HERE -- THIS IS AN INTERESTING PLANT . IT IS A CROSS BETWEEN A RUTABAGA AND ECHINACEA. THEY MARRIED THOSE TWO TOGETHER. THEY COME AND ORANGE AND BROWN. THEY ARE A ...

Q: I have 40+ boxwoods – well established over 25 years. Sometimes winter wind and sun “burn†hit areas of the plants, but they usually spring back with new growth. However, last growing season ...

Q: I want to move three large and mature white pines on my property. The trees are approximately 30 feet high with a caliper measurement of 10 inches or so. What are the risks? Would you advise ...

Q: We live in South Boston on a farm. We have English boxwoods around our house and at the driveway entrance. Recently the gate to our pasture somehow opened and the cows entered our yard and damaged ...

Q: I'm about to trim my dwarf boxwoods out front. Some articles I've read say to make sure that the top of the boxwood is narrower than the bottom to ensure sunlight penetrates the whole shrub. This ...