What do you do if your neighbor crosses the property line? Whether or not you like your neighbors, privacy plants can take your yard to the next level. In fact, certain trees and shrubs are very much ...

When deciding on the best privacy plants for your landscape, you'll want to consider three characteristics of the type of hedge you're eyeing. Our experts walk you through the decision-making process.

Yew is a perfect shrub choice for privacy. Its needled foliage is evergreen, so you don't have to worry about losing privacy when winter comes. A row of yew shrubs can easily be clipped into a neat ...

These thickly attired evergreen shrubs stand upright and withstand neglect. Their height generally ranges from 8 to 12 feet, depending on the cultivar, although some can grow twice that height. You ...

Instead of installing a fence, you may consider a "natural" privacy barrier in the form of these plants, which are ready to ...

Keeping your garden private isn’t just about blocking out the view of prying neighbours – it is about creating a peaceful, beautiful retreat. In recent years, more and more of us are turning to nature ...

Imagine yourself curled up on a vine-covered porch, reading a book in peace. Or in a good, uninterrupted conversation on your condo balcony, surrounded by swaying potted grasses. Or freeing up your ...

Q: We would like to get privacy from two-story condominiums on our west property line. Unfortunately, there is only an 18-inch band of soil between the fence and our driveway. Do you have any ...

My four-week Saturday class, Fix Your Landscape, will start Oct. 26 in North Las Vegas. This weekly landscaping class will show you design tricks that save water and electricity, plant selections that ...

Q: I am adding Texas rangers and yellow bells to a bed that has poor drainage beneath it. I want to create some privacy in my yard from my neighbor. The soil I want to buy will end up being 12 inches ...

However, the new neighbors did plant a privacy hedge along the redwood fence between us. Unfortunately, this hedge was ...

Jim Putnam is the plant expert from the Southern Living Plant Collection. Mary Phillips is the head of native plant habitat strategy/certifications at the National Wildlife Federation. Janet Sluis is ...