AFor an informal screen, plant several types of evergreens. Match your selections to the different light conditions that seem to exist here.

Broadleaf evergreens make a dense screen. If you choose plants that will naturally stop growing at the height you want, they can be low-maintenance, too. Glossy abelia ( Abelia x grandiflora ...

Plant this pest-free evergreen in full to part sun. ... It makes a dense evergreen screen. The foliage is similar to the true yews, but the needles are longer and wider.

For one of the best evergreen shrubs, try planting Pittosporum tenuifolium. I have used this evergreen many times, and not only does it have attractive foliage for year-round interest and screening, ...

In modest yards, careful selection of evergreen screening shrubs can result in a pleasing sense of enclosure. The goal is to use plants that won’t dwarf the house and blot out light and air even ...

A: The width of the mature plants is the tricky part, since many upright evergreens mature at least 3 to 5 feet wide at their base, and not many are able to be trimmed to keep them smaller.

Winter winds can be particularly hard on broadleaf evergreen plants, causing plants to lose moisture from the foliage. This is best addressed by selecting a protected site at planting time. Avoid late ...

Your yard is your oasis, a retreat from the outside world, unless the traffic – or your neighbors – are a little too close ...

But you could plant several of them 8 to 10 feet apart as a screen. They should do fine in part shade, say, even 6 or 8 hours of sun per day or dappled sun for most of the day.

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 ...

Question: I need an evergreen privacy screen. I live in southern Travis County and have a 450 ft property line that has a view to about 10 -12 neighbors back yards. I need something that won't be ...

The texture and form of bamboo is like no other plant, so its inclusion in the garden adds another layer of interest. In the ground or in a pot, it may be just the screen you seek. June 2, 2006 ...