The Friends of the National Arboretum announced today that it received a $1 million donation from an anonymous donor to establish an endowment for the National Arboretum's azalea and boxwood ...

Azalea removal root of dispute. To dismay of many,arboretum plans to cut collection of the shrub. November 28, 2010 More than ...

Sweetly scented paperwhites will fill the large, boxwood-edged parterre at trail time. Lavender-purple 'George Taber' and 'Red Ruffle' azaleas, as well as camellias, will add spring color.

* Pick off azalea leaf galls as they form. * Do NOT cut back spring bulb foliage until it turns yellow and brown. Spraying * Spray the following landscape shrubs for the following insect pests ...

With boxwood blight, symptoms include leaves wilting and turning dark bluish-green and rapid defoliation. Sometimes you will see pots on the leaves and black streaks on the stems.

Fortunately, boxwood typically recovers from winter injury, and many affected plants are now producing new green growth behind branches with dead foliage caused by winter injury.

But the biggest problem is the boxwood moth, an invasive species native to Eastern Asia was detected in New York State in 2021 by the USDA. Now, it has been seen in eight counties across NYS.