Consider these expert recommendations for fast-growing evergreen shrubs. Many are native plants to the South, provide a privacy screen, reduce noise, and add beauty to the garden.

You’ve found your perfect backyard, but there’s building going on in the next plot and you don’t want to have to look at it – or have the neighbors overlooking your next backyard party. But a tall ...

Now that the holiday lights are out in full view, the conifers grab the attention in the landscape. These are the Christmas ...

Question: I'd like your recommendation for an evergreen shrub (flowers would be a nice bonus but not as necessary as the evergreen factor) or small tree with a height hopefully under 12' and a width ...

Add ambience, color and fragrance to your backyard with these pool privacy plants and relax in your very own oasis. A ...

QThere is a narrow strip of fairly open woods between our yard and our neighbors'. I would like to plant an evergreen screen along the property line. Can you recommend dense and reasonably ...

Creating privacy in your own backyard is important for enjoying your outdoor space in peace and seclusion. The go-to for most backyards if you want to make the space your own is a strip of traditional ...

Forever Goldy® Arborvitae grows quickly while maintaining a tight, pyramidal form without pruning. This low-maintenance beauty has improved drought tolerance and stands up to the heat and humidity of ...

Not that you’re an antisocial hermit for wanting a little privacy in the back yard, but your yard is your outdoor sanctuary, and there’s nothing wrong with wanting a little “screening” from possibly ...

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 ...

One of the most distinctive features of Europe’s fine gardens is their evergreen hedges. Hedges are used as formal borders, to separate garden rooms, to create deep green backgrounds for flowers, and ...