Privet can be controversial in the gardening world.It grows quickly, so it's often grown as shrub used to create privacy screens, hedges, and fanciful topiary. It also grows easily—a little too easily ...

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 ...

First spotted in 1852, Chinese privet has spread relentlessly across the American Southeast, wreaking havoc on local ...

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 ...

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 ...

In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension Forester Lenny Farlee introduces us to Eastern Swamp Privet, a native Indiana shrub commonly found in wetland and swampy habitats. Unlike the privets ...

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 ...

Last month I spoke to y'all about our trees blooming and casting their pollen onto everything around us. Now here in May, with the pecan trees in full leaf, our trees have concluded their dance. Over ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Privet is difficult to eliminate because it resprouts quickly and aggressively. Effective removal means cutting the plant down and ...

Privet is difficult to eliminate because it resprouts quickly and aggressively. Effective removal means cutting the plant down and removing the root system. In lieu of removing the root system, apply ...