I have a 54-year-old privet hedge that until recently has been growing very nicely on all sides. However, in the last two years, I have noticed that the sides are not growing new stems and are getting ...

Q: This insect damage has occurred to a lowly, invasive privet. I rip them up from my yard wherever I see them, and in fact this bonsai was created from one of those. When very young these "whips" are ...

When Florida gardeners think about privet bushes, species of Ligustrum, from East Asia, come to mind. But our native Florida privet (Forestiera segregata) is a superior plant that’s more suited to our ...