Q: I am getting ready to move back to my home place in Allisonia. It’s in the mountains of Carroll County near Pulaski. The log home was built in 1820, and a little over 60 years ago boxwoods were ...

Boxwoods need regular trimming and pruning to let in light, prevent fungus, and keep shrubs healthy. Best times to trim are mid-spring and late summer—avoid pruning in fall or winter. Style options ...

Boxwoods are popular shrubs for landscaping in the Southern garden. They are slow growers, which means you don't need to prune often to keep them to a desirable size. But this also means you have to ...

Boxwoods are hardy evergreen shrubs that are valuable for forming borders for driveways and walkways for formal and contemporary homes. Learn when to trim boxwoods and how best to do it for a neat, ...

Q: I'm about to trim my dwarf boxwoods out front. Some articles I've read say to make sure that the top of the boxwood is narrower than the bottom to ensure sunlight penetrates the whole shrub. This ...

QUESTION: I’m ready to start working on my vegetable garden, and it’s full of weeds. I know some of it is chickweed because it looks just like the picture you had in your column a few weeks ago. How ...

Q: I have questions to an earlier column about cutting English Boxwoods. I, too, have overgrown boxwoods, and was thinking of having them removed, as they have covered a good part of my front windows.

Q: We have mature 5½-foot-tall boxwood that has never been pruned. How do you recommend we go about this? A: First, early spring is the best time to tackle this job -- right before new growth begins.

Q: Several years ago, I planted some 40 English boxwoods along our front brick walkway. Within the last year and a half, some one-third have gradually died. I know that there is a fungus attacking ...