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.

Create the privacy you long for without a hefty price tag by planting a “living wall” of shrubs. Getty Images /seven75 Good fences may make good neighbors, but let’s face it­, fences are not very ...

Most front or backyards tend to rely on hedge plants to provide a green boundary for privacy and security. There are hundreds of different species to choose from, and whether you have a preference for ...

Ever walk by a neighbor’s garden and wonder how they keep it looking so lush without breaking a sweat? Turns out, you don’t ...

Bored of the same old peonies and hostas? There are thousands of beautiful yet forgotten plants out there that add color, ...

If you’re considering planting a hedge, now is a great time to do it. Hedges are a row of shrubs or small trees. They can grow to be only a few feet tall or as high as 15 feet. The shrubs may be ...

For the centuries that gardening has been popular, the hedge has been the greatest of the unheralded champions of the art. Useful for defining garden rooms, channeling a view, providing an essential ...

If you are considering planting a hedge, now is a great time to get it done. This allows the shrubs to take advantage of the less stressful conditions during the cool season to get established in the ...

Benjamin Franklin famously advised, "Love your neighbor, yet don’t pull down your hedge." Unfortunately, hedges have generally been pulled down to make way for fences and walls; hard barriers that are ...

Berry-producing shrubs beautify the winter landscape, provide cuttings for holiday decorating, and invite birds into the ...

The wait — determining which plants will survive and which will die — after our February freeze continues. Dozens of readers are writing in with questions about their ground cover, shrubs, flowers and ...

Gardening expert shares which popular spring-flowering shrubs you should avoid pruning in winter to ensure beautiful blooms ...