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 ...

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.

LANSING, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- A serious fungal disease that attacks boxwood has been detected for the first time in Michigan. Boxwood blight was found in Oakland County in three separate locations ...

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 ...

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 ...

Steve Castrogiovanni, an arborist and landscaper, says three key issues in our region are impacting boxwood shrubs. Leafminers, which are little flies that burrow through leaves, and boxwood blight, ...

PONTIAC (AP) — Officials say a fungal disease that attacks boxwood shrubs has been confirmed in suburban Detroit. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced Tuesday that ...

* What it is: Virginia-based Saunders Genetics has been leading the effort to develop blight-resistant boxwood varieties since the deadly Cylindrocladium fungal blight showed up in 2011. So far its ...

That pretty Christmas wreath hanging outside your door might be spreading an ugly new plant disease into Michigan — one that has caused millions of dollars in damage to farms and nurseries in other ...