Nothing can add a tropical feel to your yard like a gorgeous living bamboo privacy screen. Did you know that there are about 1500 species of bamboo around the world, and approximately half of these ...

You may believe planting bamboo will create a fast-growing privacy screen from your neighbors or the street. Although that may be true, bamboo has many more downsides. It is not good for fire-adapted ...

This patch of clumping bamboo is leaning behind a white-blooming spirea coming out of winter. Q: My husband and I have a natural tree line between us and our new neighbors. We have 41/2 acres, and ...

About this time every year as we anticipate warm weather and outdoor living, privacy in our backyards comes under scrutiny. And once again we long for an 8-foot screen to shield a neighbor or some ...

Bamboo is well known for spreading aggressively once planted in the garden. It is the main reason people give for not growing bamboo. What if you could move your bamboo screen whenever you wish ...

Early November often offers weather that entices me to spend some time outside. It is true the outdoor chores are more manageable when the humidity is low and temperatures moderate, but don't spend ...

What do you do if your neighbor crosses the property line? Whether or not you like your neighbors, privacy plants can take your yard to the next level. In fact, certain trees and shrubs are very much ...

ADDING some extra privacy to your garden has been at the top of loads of homeowner's do-to lists this summer. But while opting for a bamboo fence can have loads of benefits, there are certain issues ...

Trees provide shade, shelter, and sometimes fall color and fruit. But privacy? That’s up for debate. Depending on your yard, a tree can create a screen—you just need to be careful where you place it.