Good fences make good neighbors.” The narrator of the famous Robert Frost poem “Mending Wall” wonders why his neighbor favors ...

Question: I planted a privet hedge about 10 years ago. It's at the end of its life. It's overgrown and brittle and the rabbits are having a field day. Is there an evergreen hedge that would be a ...

Plant it as a hedge or grow dwarf varieties (Prunus caroliniana ‘Compacta’) in containers as accent shrubs. Nondwarf plants naturally grow 20 to 30 feet tall and 15 to 20 feet wide but can be ...

Shrubs require more maintenance than bedding or potted plants, with pruning the main task to keep them looking good. Consider these general guidelines for how often and how much to prune, along with ...

Alas, the privet hedge grew fast and died young — generally after 20 years, according to Chris Grampp, an Oakland, Calif., landscape architect and the author of “From Yard to Garden: The ...

The best time to prune flowering hedges will depend on the type of hedge, but a good general rule of thumb is to prune straight after they have flowered. As with when to prune shrubs, prune flowering ...

Several readers have asked related questions about hedges and hedgerows for privacy and animal control. Hedging is often appropriate for both tasks, but the choice of plants and the style of ...

If you want a tall hedge to screen an eyesore or provide privacy, you should select a woody evergreen hedge. Canadian hemlock is good for this — it grows fast and will grow close together. For a ...

In our increasingly congested society, it is not hard to justify wanting to protect one`s privacy, whether in our homes or in our yards. We can`t keep the smell of Fred`s barbecue on his side of th… ...

Midwinter is the season of scheming and dreaming for many a gardener. Catalogs are studied, and then one day, it’s time to refine our plans and get ready for spring. If a shrub border is in y… ...