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.

There are many ways to create a barrier in the garden, but hedges offer a more natural and vibrant option than classic fencing. A hedge can be made of any close-growing shrubs or bushes that form a ...

Hedge plants really shouldn't be an afterthought. While they might be a little unglamorous or less showy than dahlias or poppies or peonies, hedge plants are the backbone of any garden, typically ...

A beautiful hedge offers many benefits to a home garden. A wall of green can be a barrier between your space and the outside world, can define a space in your landscape, will dampen road noise, can ...

If you're looking for an attractive and low-maintenance hedging plant that will provide plenty of privacy and grow fast, here ...

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 ...