When looking for the best small trees for privacy, you need to keep an eye out for functionality as well as aesthetic. The best thing about choosing natural materials for outdoor spaces is that it can ...

Privacy trees and hedges can add much-needed and beautiful separation from neighbors, busy streets, and less-than-ideal views. The best choices for privacy trees will ...

If there's one thing we all want from our garden, it's a bit of extra privacy, and where fencing fails, trees prevail. Screening your outdoor space with a blanket of dense foliage is a great way to ...

In an ideal world, our gardens would be private sanctuaries where we can potter, entertain, and relax away from prying eyes. Yet, for many gardeners, the reality is quite different – spending time ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Trees are a wonderful investment in the future. Not only do they provide beauty, color, and shade, they ...

Today’s smaller lots make privacy screening a common concern for houses that overlook and/or be overlooked by neighbors’ homes. If your first idea is to plant a tree, please think again. I recently ...

You can’t sunbathe nude when neighbors look down onto your patio or backyard. They can watch every move you make, and you don’t want to see them either. Your neighbor’s rotting camper or junk cars may ...

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 ...