About this time every year as we anticipate warm weather and outdoor living, privacy in our backyards comes under scrutiny. And once again we long for an 8-foot screen to shield a neighbor or some ...

THE OUTDOOR space of 29 Gray Street (see page 4) is less a yard and more an atmospheric oasis in the middle of the city. Designed by the owners and executed by Dave Heffernan of Deck Additions ...

A SMALL rotten picket fence, that is suffocating under the weight of unruly ivy and bindweed sits between myself and my neighbours. We both have 80ft gardens, but the evening sun lands on my side of ...

Even if we love our neighbors, we all feel the need for privacy sometimes. It's nice to be able to close off your outdoor space to the folks next door when you're in ...

A BRISBANE couple who planted bamboo to retain their privacy when a three-level glass-sided container house went up next door have been ordered to lop the six-metre high plants to restore their ...

Seattle education startup Bamboo Learning is previewing its second Alexa skill at the same time it’s announcing an investment from Amazon’s Alexa Fund. Bamboo Math will be the next interactive voice ...

Bamboo is a beautiful garden addition, but there are some important factors to consider when planting it in your yard ...

The family home is located on a tight and long narrow plot bordered on three sides by houses with shared walls — the only free opening is towards the street. In order to bring more daylight and fresh ...

A bitter row over bamboo plants has landed two neighbours in an upmarket Sydney street in court. Nicholas and Lisa-Maree Beswick bought a $2.5million, four-bedroom property in the leafy Upper North ...

Including a B&Q bargain to prevent the fence from rotting in winter A DIY-LOVING woman has wowed social media users after sharing how she managed to build a stunning privacy fence to keep the nosey ...

Furious tenants have been threatened with court action and given 'ASBO' warnings for putting up bamboo screens to protect their properties from nosey bus passengers. Council tenants of the street in ...