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If your gorgeous boxwood (Buxus species) hedges are suddenly suffering, the box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) might be to ...
Q: I have box hedges in the front and back garden of my house. Last year I noticed that they were attacked by the box tree moth caterpillar. The damage was noticeable but the hedges recovered well ...
Anyone with box trees in their garden is being warned about ... He said: ”Until 10 years ago Box hedges and topiary were almost ubiquitous in British gardens. But the combination of box blight ...
Powerscourt Estate has replaced up to 80 per cent of its box plants in an attempt to prevent an invasion of box tree moths, according to head gardener Alex Slazenger. Gardeners at the Powerscourt ...
LOOK very carefully in your box hedges right now ... and it's not throwing up lots of leaders because it wants to be a tree. If you're a purist, this is for you. “If you want a bit more ...
A Jersey environmentalist has warned that an invasive species of caterpillar could mean an end to the box hedge plant in the island. Box tree caterpillars are the larvae of the box tree moth and ...
The new boxwood hedge plants for the gardens of the palace of Versailles come from a West Flemish nursery in Roeselare.
Either way, box, or Buxus, the classic plant for topiary ... I’ve made some reasonable pyramids from an established 3-metre hedge. Likewise holm oak (Quercus ilex): can make a magnificent ...
Anyone with box trees in their garden is being warned about an invasion this year. Gardeners are reporting that their prized plants are under seige this year from box tree caterpillars - and ...