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.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A set of well-trimmed hedges can make or break the visual aesthetic of your property line. Whether you're shaping privacy-adding boxwood ...

According to an old saying, if you’ve properly pruned your shrubs, they shouldn’t look pruned. That’s sage advice — unless, of course, you’re pruning shrubs to look like Donald Duck at Disney World.

A good hedge trimmer can be a blessing, saving you time and preventing aching arms. Buy a bad one, though, and you'll be left with backbreaking work and poorly trimmed, uneven hedges. We test each ...

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 ...