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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 ...

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 ...

A swath of the slow-spreading evergreen groundcover pachysandra can be seen at left. Low-growing groundcovers such as pachysandra can be used to replace lawn in places where grass struggles. Fred ...

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