When deciding on the best privacy plants for your landscape, you'll want to consider three characteristics of the type of hedge you're eyeing. Our experts walk you through the decision-making process.

Create the privacy you long for without a hefty price tag by planting a “living wall” of shrubs. Getty Images /seven75 Good fences may make good neighbors, but let’s face it­, fences are not very ...

Though tall and beautiful and providing privacy, this landscaping hedge could wreak havoc on your home and the surrounding ecosystem. You're best to avoid it.

A: Hedges are grown primarily for privacy and beauty, and there are too many good choices to list. Try to narrow your selections down by considering types of plants and types of hedges you prefer. Are ...

My four-week Saturday class, Fix Your Landscape, will start Oct. 26 in North Las Vegas. This weekly landscaping class will show you design tricks that save water and electricity, plant selections that ...

If you are considering planting a hedge, now is a great time to get it done. This allows the shrubs to take advantage of the less stressful conditions during the cool season to get established in the ...

Creating a backyard you can relax in, free from prying eyes of neighbors or passersby, comes down to choosing the right ...

GIVE YOURSELF SOME PRIVACY: This dense, upright evergreen offers vibrant reddish new growth, black berries, and petite leaves, making it an ideal boxwood replacement. (National Garden Bureau) ...

However, the new neighbors did plant a privacy hedge along the redwood fence between us. Unfortunately, this hedge was ...

Jim Putnam is the plant expert from the Southern Living Plant Collection. Mary Phillips is the head of native plant habitat strategy/certifications at the National Wildlife Federation. Janet Sluis is ...