Hedges are a common part of landscapes, useful for creating privacy, screening unsightly views or establishing a barrier. View full sizeIllustration by Kenneth Harrison / The Times-Picayune They are ...

Creating a backyard you can relax in, free from prying eyes of neighbors or passersby, comes down to choosing the right features. Sure, you could build a great big wooden fence and be done with it — ...

Fences make good neighbors and so do hedges ... as long as they are done well. Hedges are the workhorses of the suburban garden. They define space. As superstars of the backdrop, they set the mood and ...

If you’re considering planting a hedge, now is a great time to do it. Hedges are a row of shrubs or small trees. They can grow to be only a few feet tall or as high as 15 feet. The shrubs may be ...

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 ...

How to grow your own box hedge by taking cuttings or using clippings from pruning. If you need a low-growing, formal hedge to edge the beds in an ornamental vegetable garden or a short hedge to flank ...

Question. I have an eighteen-year-old boxwood hedge with sections declining. Can I prune these back about two-thirds as we have done with ligustrum and pittosporum and expect them to recover? Answer.