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 ...

You're not alone if you've struggled growing red-tip photinia in your garden. One season this plant looks fine, with its signature red-tipped leaves, and the following year, after pruning, it looks ...

Howard Garrett / Special Contributor It continues to be said that nothing can be done for photinia leaf spot, rose rosette and oak wilt. I continue to disagree with those doomsday predictions and have ...

When the purple spots and yellow leaves show up on photinia and hawthorns, many people are told there is no effective treatment for the damaging entomosporium leaf spot disease. But it's not true.

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 ...

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 ...