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 ...

In an ideal world, our gardens would be private sanctuaries where we can potter, entertain, and relax away from prying eyes. Yet, for many gardeners, the reality is quite different – spending time ...

Question: I would like some suggestions for plants to form a privacy screen between our backyard and our neighbor's. The site is shady, under old Texas Ash and pecan trees, and is located in North ...

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 ...

If you're looking to update your garden this fall with some new planting picks, then why not go for options that are multipurpose? There are many beautiful choices that not only add color, texture, ...

Keeping your garden private isn’t just about blocking out the view of prying neighbours – it is about creating a peaceful, beautiful retreat. In recent years, more and more of us are turning to nature ...

Instead of installing a fence, you may consider a "natural" privacy barrier in the form of these plants, which are ready to ...

As the pandemic continues to weave its way through our lives, our homes remain the centre of our universe. And as we move into spring, our outdoor living spaces will, once again, be the preferred ...

Q: We would like to get privacy from two-story condominiums on our west property line. Unfortunately, there is only an 18-inch band of soil between the fence and our driveway. Do you have any ...

If you’re looking for a tough, attractive evergreen shrub that will quickly grow big enough to provide a privacy screen in sun or shade, variegated Italian buckthorn (Rhamnus alaternus ...

DEAR NEIL: I planted two small Japanese yews a year ago to act as privacy screening plants. They have grown well, but I can already tell it will take too long for them to give the privacy I need. Can ...

Being overlooked is a problem for many of us, just when we want to relax in the privacy of our own gardens we often spy a nosey neighbour peering through our flimsy fences. Many city dwellers may have ...