The struggle to fill out your yard's shadiest expanses is real — most turfgrasses won't survive, but weeds will. While there is no shortage of ground covers that are perfect for shady areas, many ...

I’ve heard from several gardeners recently about an issue they’re having with their pachysandra. During last year’s growing season, the plants developed black blotches on their leaves and eventually ...

“My bed of pachysandra has developed dark blotches on the leaves. I’m wondering what this problem is and what I can do to improve the health and appearance of this planting?” Your description ...

Barb Rothhaar, Advanced Master Gardener, says: Yes, pachysandra can easily be propagated from stem cuttings. Pachysandra will do best if planted in a location with light to full shade and moist, humus ...

“My bed of pachysandra has developed dark blotches on the leaves, and some sections have completely died out. What is wrong with my plants, and what can I do to improve the health and appearance of ...

Q: My long-established pachysandra bed has brown spots on some leaves and whole sections that are dying off. Is this a pest or disease? How do I help the plants recover? Infectious fungal spores have ...

Q. Our pachysandra, which is well-established, has become rather leggy and some of the leaves have brown spots on them. We’ve read it can be cut with a lawnmower set to the highest setting to ...

Dear Carol: I have a lot of healthy pachysandra, but I also have some dying areas covering approximately 1 to 2 feet in diameter. Do you know of anything that can attack these plants? -- F.R.

Calonectria pseudonaviculata (Cps) infects boxwood and its two common companion plants—pachysandra and sweet box. This study investigated how boxwood, pachysandra, and sweet box respond to Cps ...