“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 ...

It seems, based on the number inquiries we’ve received concerning patches of wilting or dying pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis), that this spring has been particularly hard on the plants. The ...

“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: I know that pachysandra is not one of your favs, but can you help me with a problem that I'm having with my pachysandra bed, which has large patches of sick and dying plants? A: Pachysandra, like ...

Q: Sections of my pachysandra groundcover are dying off and looking like they have some sort of black rot. Also, there are spots on some of the leaves. Do you know what this is? I'm attaching photos..

DEAR LINDA: That’s a scarlet lily beetle. As you’ve experienced firsthand, its diet consists of plants in the lily family, especially Asiatic lilies and fritillaries. And the results can be ...

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 ...