vulgare, which is native to the chalk downs of southern England, but it’s not much of a plant for gardens — there are so many better trees and shrubs. Nevertheless, botanists get excited about ...

for hedges, 28- to 36-inches apart; and for a border or mass landscaping, four to six feet apart. Water the ligustrum before planting. Find a sunny spot to plant your ligustrum. Dig a hole about ...

One of the most planted small trees in Florida is the ligustrum, and for good reason ... it makes an outstanding tall hedge to border a property or screen out unwanted views.

It is not the invasive Ligustrum vulgare, commonly called privet. Wax leaf ligustrum has larger, waxier green leaves than privet but does bloom with "fragrant" white flowers in the spring — some ...