Boxwood blight
Q&A with Andrea Filippone
Andrea Filippone is the president of the American Boxwood Society (ABS). Her goal is to increase the society’s outreach, get more people to see the beauty of boxwood and teach growers best management practices to avoid boxwood blight and contain the boxwood tree moth.
More in Boxwood blight
Plant Development Services announces new trade releases for 2022
The company will debut its new Better Boxwood brand, a collaborative collection with Everde Growers, which features four new scientifically bred blight-resistant boxwood cultivars.
Boxwood blight strikes Colonial Williamsburg
In Virginia, landscape teams work to combat the aggressive fungal disease—and educate the public in the process.
Knowing & Growing Boxwood kicks off tHRIve web series
The first of four tHRIve presentations from the Boxwood Blight Insight Group takes place June 2.
Holly Scoggins joins NewGen Boxwood, Saunders Brothers
In her dual role, she will handle marketing, licensee management, industry education and outreach, and content creation and communication for the NewGen brand.
HRI announces tHRIve web series
The topics include managing redheaded flea beetle, how Germany handles boxwood blight, and an examination of consumer preferences data.
Beat the blight
A comprehensive study ranks boxwood cultivars for blight resistance.
USDA identifies blight resistant boxwood varieties
In a recent USDA analysis, Buxus ‘Little Missy’ from Star Roses and Plants was ranked in the top 2% of varieties resistant to boxwood blight.
Winter nursery meeting on March 12 to cover emerging issues
Learn about minimizing irrigation runoff, recycling water, worker protection standards and the latest in woody ornamental crop management at the MSU Extension event.
Best management practices for boxwood health fact sheet available from HRI
The new online resource expands HRI’s growing boxwood blight library.
Enroll now in the boxwood health workshop from HRI and OAN
Learn how to combat boxwood blight and other management tips at the grower-focused event on Feb. 4 in Aurora, Oregon.
