Q: A couple of doors down from ours, in the front yard, our neighbor has a large bush, at least 10 feet across and 8 foot tall oval-shaped globe, growing in their yard. We’ve never really put much ...

Photinia is an evergreen shrub that may make an attractive addition to your garden. The new growth of leaves is bright red; the flowers are clusters of small, white blossoms. There are several species ...

Q: I have a photinia (red tips) hedge that has grown so high that it is no longer bushy. If I cut them back to, say, 6 to 8 feet high (or lower) will they bush out again? Rachel Castle, Hillsborough A ...

You're not alone if you've struggled growing red-tip photinia in your garden. One season this plant looks fine, with its signature red-tipped leaves, and the following year, after pruning, it looks ...

Q: We’ve never had any problem or disease with our established Photinia hedge until last year. The leaves developed brown spots and then most of them dropped off. Can we save our hedge? A: Photinia x ...

M.B.: I know of nothing that works to keep Photinia leaves blight-free, but before I gossip maliciously about how ugly and acne-prone this popular landscape shrub has become, readers, please chime in ...

A blooming shrub highlights Oakdale Cemetery’s floral history. Eric Kozen, superintendent of the cemetery, says the shrub traces to the 1800s. Kozen believes it is a Photinia Fraseri (Red Tip) ...

Gardening tips from Bill Blackledge on how to look after your Red Robin (Photinia) plants... Warton's Bill Blackledge is one of the county's most popular and sought after gardeners. If it's green and ...