This shrub grows thick with tall, pink blooms, all the while acting as a privacy hedge that can also keep out noise. Plus, it's pretty low on maintenance.

For those without the time or inclination to tend the garden year-round, low-maintenance privacy planting is the perfect solution. Hardy shrubs, fast-growing trees for privacy, climbers, and ...

Before you add a fence or hedge to your yard for privacy, consider adding this tree, which offers tons of shade and a natural ...

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 ...

Having a little privacy in your yard can be nice. It can help you enjoy time with your family or allow you to do yard work without feeling like you're being watched. There are a couple of different ...

A: Hedges are grown primarily for privacy and beauty, and there are too many good choices to list. Try to narrow your selections down by considering types of plants and types of hedges you prefer. Are ...

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 ...

GIVE YOURSELF SOME PRIVACY: This dense, upright evergreen offers vibrant reddish new growth, black berries, and petite leaves, making it an ideal boxwood replacement. (National Garden Bureau) ...

Since camellias are my first passion, I like to incorporate them into my garden spaces in as many ways as I can. Not only as standalone small trees, but also as plantings that we don’t usually think ...

What to do this week As summer winds down, we let the garden wind down, too, as plants begin to prepare for winter dormancy. Stop fertilizing perennials and roses. But if you neaten up the perennial ...

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 ...