Q: I was recently in a nursery looking for a red tip photinia to plant along a fence. They advised me that they hadn't carried them in years. Is this true? — Willis Dobbs, Atlanta A: It is true that ...

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: My 30-year-old photinia shrubs developed leaf spot fungus. The bushes were looking worn, and so my son-in-law has removed them so that I can refresh my landscape. Do I have to treat the soil with a ...

I have a mixed evergreen border between my front yard and the road. A combination of red cedar, pine and arborvitae, this hedge is also dotted with photinia. Late April into mid-May, the photinia are ...

Q. You recently mentioned that leaf spot disease can afflict red tip photinia. The plants I want to trim don't appear to have any problems. However, ahedge of photinia beside my driveway has had some ...

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I get lots of questions about photinia problems. Several gardeners have reported using Bordeaux mix and other copper products, Banner, potassium bicarbonate, and other products with no good results. I ...