Boxwood blight, a highly contagious fungal infection, has struck a number of locations in Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area, causing the removal of plants, some of which were more than 100 years old ...

A serious fungal disease that attacks the popular landscape shrub, boxwood, has been found in Michigan for the first time, according to the state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Boxwood blight has arrived in Marin County. The disease is caused by a fungal pathogen called Cylindrocladium buxicola. The spores of this disease have traveled from the United Kingdom, to the East ...

When a deadly new blight disease showed up in Connecticut and North Carolina in 2011, gardeners feared it might spell the end of our landscape-favorite boxwood. Although the disease has since spread ...

Picture this: Your once-vibrant boxwood hedge suddenly starts to wilt. The leaves develop brown spots, and then their lush, green foliage turns a sickly brown. That, my friends, is the handiwork of ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Fall weather has finally arrived as daily temperatures are forecasted to peak in the mid-70s. Many backyard gardeners are harvesting tomatoes squash and ...

URBANA, Ill. - Boxwood blight, a serious fungal disease, has been confirmed in Illinois. According to a University Diagnostic Outreach Extension Specialist, two boxwood samples were submitted to the ...

Boxwoods (Buxus spp.) are one of the most common shrubs in landscapes throughout Greater Columbus. This deer-resistant, broad-leaved evergreen shrub is typically used in foundation plantings, as a ...

I’m horrified to see that the Christmas wreath my relative sent me has boxwood leaves infected with boxwood blight! What do I do with it? I would hate to spread this infection to my neighbors. To make ...

When decorating for the holidays, it’s a good idea to consider the possible spread of boxwood blight if purchasing holiday greenery that contains boxwood. Virginia Cooperative Extension plant ...

With the Christmas weekend over, you may be getting ready to toss out all the holiday greenery to make a clean start for the new year. But not all of those plants should be put in a pile by the road.