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 ...

Many of us have an ambivalent relationship with the public and their view of our outdoor spaces. Sometimes we want to show off our hard work, and sometimes we crave privacy. Achieving a sense of ...

Planting fast-growing evergreen shrubs in your landscape is an easy way to create a privacy screen, reduce noise, and add beauty to your space. Evergreens provide year-long foliage so you don't have ...

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 ...

Q: I have limited space in a tiny city front yard and would like to block some of my view of the street. What types of evergreens would work well but not get too wide? A: The width of the mature ...

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 ...