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 ...

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 ...

Could I convince someone to NOT plant bamboo? Though it grows fast, is somewhat attractive, and provides a thick privacy border, it will take over quicker than one can keep up with it. And once we ...

A balcony must be a retreat, a small outdoor oasis in which to relax without the sensation of being in the spotlight.... The ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Even if you don't have a nosy neighbor with wandering eyes, installing a privacy screen can make you feel more relaxed in your backyard. Not ...

All the world’s top gardens rely to some extent on “borrowed landscapes”— external views, structures and elements that can be incorporated into the overall look of a garden. But where our own gardens ...

THE OUTDOOR space of 29 Gray Street (see page 4) is less a yard and more an atmospheric oasis in the middle of the city. Designed by the owners and executed by Dave Heffernan of Deck Additions ...

Plus, five easy and purse-friendly ways to update your garden AS the weather is finally warming up, many green-fingered Brits are working on their gardens to get them summer-ready. Luckily, if you’re ...