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 ...

Climbing vines such as ivy or clematis are perfect for vertical privacy solutions. These plants can be trained to grow along ...

They stay full through winter, so you don’t lose privacy when other plants drop their leaves. Mixing evergreens with deciduous plants can give you both summer shade and winter coverage. Layering tall ...

What do you do if your neighbor crosses the property line? Whether or not you like your neighbors, privacy plants can take your yard to the next level. In fact ...

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 ...

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 ...

Practical ways to enhance backyard privacy in compact urban spaces using walls, plants, screens, and smart layout for a calm ...

When looking for plants to grow as living privacy screens, you might have quick-growth options fairly high on your list of must-haves. But when it comes to shrubs, trees, and ornamental grasses, you ...

THEY’RE a convenient way to offer a bit of privacy from nosy neighbours. But paying out for a privacy fence can be very expensive. Please provide a valid email ...

You might recall that when a reader wrote about twin rows of Italian cypress — one established and healthy, the other newer and dying — the SoCal Garden Clinic ...