Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “My bed of pachysandra has developed dark blotches on the leaves, and some sections have completely died out. What is wrong with ...

As I travel around our area, I do see lots of pachysandra plantings that have varying shades of yellow in the foliage. In most situations, this is because the plants receive too much sun. Pachysandra ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A garden is lined with pachysandra - Photo-Art Jo/Shutterstock Choosing the perfect ground cover can take your landscape from ...

Q: My long-established pachysandra bed has brown spots on some leaves and whole sections that are dying off. Is this a pest or disease? How do I help the plants recover? Infectious fungal spores have ...

Q: Sections of my pachysandra groundcover are dying off and looking like they have some sort of black rot. Also, there are spots on some of the leaves. Do you know what this is? I'm attaching photos..

Barb Rothhaar, Advanced Master Gardener, says: Yes, pachysandra can easily be propagated from stem cuttings. Pachysandra will do best if planted in a location with light to full shade and moist, humus ...

Choosing the best ground cover for your climate conditions can be difficult. Pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis), also known as Japanese spurge or carpet box, is a popular option used for ground ...

My pachysandra is dying off in patches. The leaves turn yellow, the vines wither away, and the roots rot, destroying the entire plant. This has been happening gradually for the last two years, ...

My large established bed of pachysandra seemed fine last summer, though some wilted in the drought. It perked up when we got rain, but now almost every leaf has brown blotches. Is this a delayed ...

I wrote about my love-hate relationship with pachysandra ground cover in the Aug.14 Ask the Master Gardener column in the Daily News, and invited our readers to respond to what I had to say about it.