boxwood care

I left my hundred-year-old box bush alone for a fortnight in August just to enjoy the holidays: when I got back, ten days had been enough

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I left my hundred-year-old box bush alone for a fortnight in August just to enjoy the holidays: when I got back, ten days ...

A two-week August vacation turned catastrophic when an invasive pest stripped a hundred-year-old boxwood hedge to skeletal lace in just ten days. The box tree moth, a voracious caterpillar from East Asia, is systematically destroying boxwood across North America—and it peaks exactly when gardeners are most likely to be away.

Never Water After 11 AM: The Old Gardener’s Rule That Saves Boxwood from Bronze Scorch

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Never Water After 11 AM: The Old Gardener's Rule That Saves Boxwood from Bronze Scorch

Every May, boxwoods turn copper-bronze despite perfect winter care. A former market gardener revealed a decades-old rule: never water after the church bells ring eleven. It sounds like folklore, but the science behind it is real—and it works.