Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chinese lilac, miscanthus, star jasmine You’ve found your perfect backyard, but there’s building going on in the next plot and you ...

These dwarf evergreen trees bring year-round appeal to small spaces.

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 ...

Golden cestrum Golden cestrum (Cestrum aurantiacum) is a fast-growing scrambling shrub that produces yellow tubular blooms nearly year-round. It, too, may show freeze damage, but rebounds easily in ...

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 ...

If you’d like a little privacy but not necessarily a fence, consider creating a screen of shrubs and trees. Fences need upkeep and don’t last more than a decade or two. Well-chosen plants grow more ...

A modern suburban yard with a garage and evergreen privacy trees - Aleksandr Khmeliov/Shutterstock After a hectic growing season in the garden spent carefully watering, deadheading, and generally ...

When it comes to creating a sense of privacy in your garden or yard, a living wall composed of closely planted shrubs forms a green barrier with substance and style. What better way to hide buildings, ...