How do I recognise box blight? The most obvious symptom is browning leaves which then die and fall, leaving sparse patches. Twigs and branches may be killed though whole plants rarely die. It can be ...

One of the most feared diseases among gardeners is box blight, which reduces a healthy box to an unsightly, leafless skeleton. It’s caused by two closely related pathogens: Calonectria ...

Quick treatment will halt the box moth life cycle and prevent further damage ... so it’s worth feeding with tomato feed before you take anymore drastic action to check whether it’s this, rather than ...