Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. patio garden with container plants - Alonia/Shutterstock While the common Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) is considered an ...

Ligustrum was surely the first real plant name to enter my vocabulary other than common names like rose or daisy. I think the reason this bit of botanical knowledge was lodged in my brain early on is ...

Question. A ligustrum tree near the entrance to our home has brown spots on the leaves even though it gets needed fertilizer. What is the cause and what should we do? Answer. Fertilizer applied three ...

Question: We had three ligustrum trees growing along a creek bank in our backyard and under the city of Austin power lines. Our backyard is on a terrace about 7 feet above the creek's flood plain. The ...

Dear Neil: I have been trying to transplant wisterias. I dug up a good bit of the root system, but the plant didn't survive. I've tried starting cuttings in water. That didn't work, either. How are ...

Q. What could cause my black olive to drip sap from the trunk? I had two other black olives removed a few years ago that were nearby. There is no trauma or disease to my knowledge. — Judy De Graci, ...