Another, named Fastigiata, takes on the form of a medium-size Christmas tree. Saunders thinks it should be used in place of the screens of arborvitae that people like. It’s more handsome, he ...

But decorations made from boxwood are not as simple or unburdened as they used to be. The arrival on the East Coast of a fungal disease named boxwood blight means that even healthy-looking wreaths ...

We may not be winning the battle to stop the new boxwood blight from killing one of our favorite evergreens, but there's hope on the horizon with some new blight-resistant varieties.

Boxwood blight was found for the first time in the United States in 2011 in North Carolina, Virginia and Connecticut. ... and “Fastigiata” and “Dee Runk” being moderately resistant.

Now that a new boxwood blight disease has arrived in central Pennsylvania, is it a good idea to plant new boxwoods? ... ('Dee Runk' and 'Fastigiata' are skinny uprights.) ...

The boxwood is valued for its evergreen steadfastness, but we just finished that one lovely moment in the year when the monarch of shrubs transforms itself with new growth. This is produced ...

The Irish yew, Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata,' is a prime example of how useful an evergreen can be. It's a tough plant, needing no supplemental water once it's established. It grows in sun or part ...

WASHINGTON — Deep green, glossy-leaved, and finely textured, boxwood makes for a perfect holiday wreath. Some folks are put off by its musky smell — I’ve come to like it — but with ...