Gardening enthusiasts, and homeowners are always on the lookout for green foliage that adds an aesthetic value to their surroundings while also offering functionality. One plant that has been capturing hearts for its elegant appearance and many benefits is the recurve privet shrub. We have two planted beside our front steps. We chose them because we needed something relatively tall there, and these have been perfect! In this article, we’ll take an in-depth look at this unique plant, exploring its cultivation, maintenance, and uses.

This spring, we noticed that a lot of our Boxwoods appeared to have a disease. They had been thriving for the three years that we have lived in this house. So I thought it was strange that they suddenly developed brown leaves and dead branches. So I set out to figure out what could be causing this. I learned that there are several boxwood diseases that could be the cause, but I finally concluded that it was root rot that had killed these particular boxwoods. In this article, I’m sharing what I learned to help you if you have boxwoods that are suffering the same fate.