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 ...

The formula for successfully planting shrubs next to your house? Airflow and shallow roots. From black chokeberry to Rose-of-Sharon, consider these options.

A beautiful hedge offers many benefits to a home garden. A wall of green can be a barrier between your space and the outside world, can define a space in your landscape, will dampen road noise, can ...

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

Before winter closes in, do one last thing for all the trees, shrubs and other plants in your garden: Make sure they have a ...

Cotoneasters (Cotoneaster spp.) are hardy, fire-resistant shrubs characterized by their thick, moisture-retaining leaves and ...

You might recall that when a reader wrote about twin rows of Italian cypress — one established and healthy, the other newer and dying — the SoCal Garden Clinic asked a Pasadena nurseryman to tackle ...