Researchers have found a way to increase quantities of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds extracted from privet trees, a relative of the olive tree. The corresponding study was published in ...

dampness can promote fungal diseases which risk spreading to other greenery in your garden.’ As well as a quick clear-up, Jamie also recommends some other post-pruning care for privet hedges.

Some hedge plants, however, can be thuggish in nature, with vigorous growth rates proving challenging for gardeners. These aggressive and invasive hedge plants are best avoided wh ...

Northland is also home to one of the oldest privet trees in the country, with a tree at Edmonds Ruins, near Kerikeri, possibly be more than 100 years old. However, its days are numbered.