Several of these species, especially privets, are known to aggressively overpopulate native plants in the area.

Privets are notorious for looking bad, leaf drop and twig dieback, when they are not watered frequently enough or not given enough water. They usually do nicely in lawns or when surrounded by ...

Numerous species of privets were imported into the United States from Europe and Asia as far back as the 1800s as ornamental trees for landscape plantings and hedges. Privets belong ...

Privets have a quick growth rate and can be planted in the spring or fall. Here are the main care requirements for growing a privet: Provide well-draining soil; cannot tolerate soggy soil very well.

Indeed, privets are typically utilized as green barriers for privacy enhancement. If you are fanatic about having a neatly trimmed hedge, one that can grow as tall as 20 feet, ...

Q: My Texas privets look like heck. I've tried different fertilizers, but they continue to struggle. Do you have any tips? A: It would be helpful to know what the symptoms are, but I envision that ...

Privets are broad-leaf evergreens most often used as upright, boxwood-like hedges. The four types being added to the noxious-weeds list are the Chinese, European, Japanese, and border privets.

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