Over the past few weeks riding down our county roads, I have noticed the Chinese privet turning green. After Easter, everyone will notice these plants because they will load the edges of the woods ...

Chinese privet was brought to the U.S. in the 1800s as a decorative hedge, but it has spread rapidly across the Southeast, now covering more than 1 million acres in Alabama alone. The small, woody ...

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 ...

We asked an expert landscape designer how to remove overgrowth around shrubs without damaging the roots. She also gave us a ...

Bill Edwards and the privet at Edmonds Ruins, Kerikeri, that could be the oldest example in the country of the noxious weed Privet is the bane of gardeners across Northland as the environmental pest ...

Just the sound of the word has a certain sting. It’s a sharp two syllables. If you say the word quickly and repeatedly, it sounds like the voice of a small, angry animal. Privet. I hate it. Left ...

Some people call it Chinese privet or just plain privet. Others call the plants with shiny green leaves a hedge or shrub. Recommended for you ...

Each year, thousands of Arizona residents email or call Rosie Romero’s radio show with questions about everything from preventing fires in their chimneys to getting rid of tree roots invading their ...

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 ...

Privet hedge in front of a house - L-Jones-Photo/Shutterstock A thick hedge enhances aesthetics, privacy, and security. Hedges create a visual barrier that defines ...