If you're considering planting trees for privacy instead of installing a fence, you've likely come across recommendations for both Leyland cypress and arborvitae multiple times. Both have a ...

Don’t worry, homeowners: your Leyland cypress shrubs are not sick. But, they might be dead. After an usually extreme winter filled with harsh temperatures, several feet of snow, ice and a polar ...

Mine took a beating both last winter and this one. A: I think Leyland cypress is worth a look but probably more as a specimen plant or in limited groups as opposed to a widespread screening evergreen.

A few years ago, Leyland cypress was considered the perfect shrub for crowded urbanites. Unfortunately, these shrubs have become overplanted, sharing the same fate as red-tipped photinias and ...

Q: I've heard that Arizona cypress makes a good substitute for Leyland cypress. Can you please tell me if that is your experience? Thank you. A: I'll say yes, but with a caveat or two, explained ...

Dawn redwood is a completely different genus but remarkably similar to bald cypress. It rarely has any problems in North Texas. Leyland cypress is a pretty plant but has too many built-in ...

Leyland cypress trees planted in Kern County landscapes grow fast, provide good windbreaks and look great -- for about a decade or two. And then, because they just can't hold up over the long haul ...

Q: I have a row of Leyland cypress that have small dead limbs scattered about the trees. Some are near the top, some are in the middle and some are in the bottom portions of each tree.

There are those who imagine that the greatest joys in gardening are to be had from colour. These are probably the folk who never venture outdoors between November and March when colour is, quite ...