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 ...

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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 ...

The summer is upon us, and so is the rainy season. Though the temperatures are soaring, the additional rain is beneficial for establishing newly installed plants. A good plant for installation ins ...

About this time each year, some of my friends start to tease me about my obsession with invasives. No, it's not Martians I get uptight about, but bush honeysuckle and its evil invasive buddies like ...

I have a 54-year-old privet hedge that until recently has been growing very nicely on all sides. However, in the last two years, I have noticed that the sides are not growing new stems and are getting ...

Above, Faustino Cantu clears underbrush along the walking trail Tuesday at Point Mallard Park in Decatur. Left, Venturo Dominguez uses an ax to clear growth between the walking trail and the golf ...

Let’s talk about a threat to our nation. The threat is silent, ongoing, happening in our own yards and parks, and threatens our wild and natural areas, both wetlands and uplands. The State of Florida ...

FAYETTEVILLE-- Fayetteville residents will receive a free native tree or shrub in exchange for removing invasive plants from their property. Fayetteville is holding its seventh annual invasive plant ...