As the old saying goes, good fences make good neighbors. In fact, even homeowners with great neighbors like their privacy – and fencing is key to marking out strong and impactful borders. Fence ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Fast growing shrubs can become a living fence that’s far more attractive and less stark than other kinds ...

You walk outside with your morning coffee, ready to check on those tomatoes that were almost ripe yesterday. Instead, you ...

Q: Every winter I get some wild animal damage to both evergreen and deciduous shrubs and trees in my yard. Branches and bark get damaged, both the lower branches and bark at the bottom. I don’t have ...

Q: I want to hide my back fence line with a hedge of carefree, flowering shrubs. I would like something that grows to about 8 feet and does not have to be regularly shaped. — J.S., Houston Golden ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What do you do if your neighbor crosses the property line? Whether or not you like your neighbors, privacy plants can take your ...

Q: Our two ninebark shrubs have been eaten to the ground this spring by rabbits (we think). Can they be saved? (email) A: They very likely will recover on their own. Get some rabbit repellent, such as ...

Who could possibly be opposed to protecting native plants? That’s the question that has volunteers buzzing at LaBagh Woods on the Northwest Side, where a mysterious dismantler of protective fencing ...