The thuja is probably the most popular plant in the gardens. Although it is most often chosen to serve as a hedge, it is ...

The thuja is perhaps the most popular plant in the gardens. While it is often chosen to create a hedge, its popularity is ...

Learn how to grow and care for Dragon Prince™ Cryptomeria, a compact variety of Japanese cedar. Get to know the ideal light, ...

The wax leaf Ligustrum (Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum') is an evergreen shrub with dense foliage that will give your yard a beautiful English garden vibe. A cultivar of the widely-known Japanese privet ...

Today's UGA botanical mascot has nearly identical genomes as the first hedges planted in Sanford Stadium in 1929.

I remember the first time I really paid attention to it. I was a young teenager riding in the countryside with my father. We passed a broad swath of it, ...

Winter freezing temperatures are lurking just around the corner. Here are some symptoms of cold-damage and some strategies ...

Stop planting Chinese pistache! Apparently 8.1% of our urban tree canopy is Chinese pistache (Pistacea chinensis), now the most common urban tree in Chico. I have spent hundreds of hours with ...

Green Mountain' boxwood doesn't grow as quickly as some other privacy hedge plants, such as privet (Ligustrum spp.) but this isn't necessarily a downside. Unlike privet, boxwood hedges aren't known to ...

A good hedge trimmer can be a blessing, saving you time and preventing aching arms. Below, we run through the key hedge trimmer features to look out for, also explaining the differences between ...

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