With its lustrous deep-green foliage, privet makes a dense privacy hedge or living fence. Some varieties also have golden foliage, while others may be variegated with gray-green mottling or even cream ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pest and diseases can play a part in a patchy privet, but there are other potential causes to consider too - Alamy Privet hedges ...

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 ...

The Monell team sought an alternative source. Enter the privet (Ligustrum vulgare), a common fast growing, semi-evergreen shrub in the olive family, which could provide a low-cost and more ...

Q: We have two large Chinese privet in our backyard (and tons trying to come up). Should we chop it down? Karen Hinds, Fulton County A: Yes, there are several reasons why you should chop down your ...

People like their privacy. That's why they put up fences. When they can't afford fences, they plant hedges. And that's how the South's worst invasive weed now plagues millions of acres in Southern ...

Privet is a popular garden hedge. It grows quickly and responds well to being pruned. But in natural areas, privet is a problem. Like 72% of weeds in Australia, privet escaped from our gardens. Now it ...

Along the edges of woods and fencerows throughout the county you may have noticed shrubs covered with showy white blooms. Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) is now in full bloom and their blooms are ...

Is golden vicary privet an evergreen? I want a hedge that will hold its leaves all winter. If it's not, what do you suggest for a fast-growing hedge that stays green and won't grow more than 6–7 feet ...

While making my annual visit to the county tax office, a lady asked me about a shrub she observed on her way to work that had fascinating blue berries. It was a Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) ...