Researchers have found a way to increase quantities of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds extracted from privet trees, a relative of the olive tree. The corresponding study was published in ...

Lead author Cathy Peyrot des Gachons, PhD, gathering privet leaves in Hartley Wood at the Pennsylvania State Arboretum, University Park, PA. Further research at Monell showed that this burn was caused ...

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 ...

We asked an expert landscape designer how to remove overgrowth around shrubs without damaging the roots. She also gave us a few tips on how to care for shrubs after weeding.

Above, Faustino Cantu clears underbrush along the walking trail Tuesday at Point Mallard Park in Decatur. Left, Venturo Dominguez uses an ax to clear growth between the walking trail and the golf ...

Q: I applied fungicide to control brown patch. I had none in spring and summer, so I thought it had been cured. Now it appears it has come back this fall. Should I spray again now, or should I wait ...

Burning bush shrubs may appear pretty in the fall, when their leaves turn a blazing bright red. But they also are pretty invasive, and this year they earned a spot on Pennsylvania’s list of noxious ...