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Podocarpuses are bushy evergreen coniferous shrubs and trees. There are over 100 species ... but they are a good alternative ...
If your gorgeous boxwood (Buxus species) hedges are suddenly suffering, the box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) might be to ...
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 ...
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 ...
"The box tree moth feeds on and destroys boxwoods, a plant often used as hedges and topiaries in Pennsylvania. Boxwoods are the largest-selling evergreen shrub in the U.S.The moth spreads ...
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 ...
The new boxwood hedge plants for the gardens of the palace of Versailles come from a West Flemish nursery in Roeselare.
As the sunshine finally returns, gardeners across the UK are being warned to stay alert for an increasingly destructive pest – the box tree moth. Known for causing serious damage to boxwood hedges, ...
The insect is known to consume and destroy boxwoods, a popular type of shrub for hedges and topiaries. Box tree moths have been found in Ohio, New York state and Ontario, Canada. "We have crews ...