The right tools, timing, and procedure for late summer pruning can result in healthier, shapelier plants that produce more ...

"Whether it's fall-blooming flowers, edible plants, or ornamental shrubs that deliver a color-rich finish to the year, the ...

Privet continued to be used after 1945, but gradually front gardens became more open, with some builders putting restrictions on purchasers that the front gardens were not to be fenced. Most of the ...

CARVING out a slice of personal space has never been more important. Especially when it comes to enjoying nature in the ...

George Orwell’s Coming Up For Air, featuring 1930s Ealing, describes a suburban scene of garden after garden of privet hedges and lawns. In garden terms, it hasn’t changed much around here since then, ...

Catmint is the ideal low-maintenance perennial for any garden setting. Available in heights ranging from 8 inches to 3 feet ...

Variegated privet is commonly used ... We can amend small amounts of topsoil for diminutive shrubs, groundcovers, annuals, and perennials, but when we plant large shade trees that require acidic ...

Grow a dense hedge using plants like Boxwood, Privet, or Laurel. It may take time to grow, but it provides a natural and green privacy screen. Use climbers like Ivy, Clematis, or Wisteria on ...

CLEANING your garden fence might not be at the top of your to do list, but if it’s left too long it can end up growing mould. Removing the mould can be an even bigger chore, but don’t ...

There is something about spring that sends people to the garden center, full of hope, to buy shrubs and trees. I’m here to convince you that fall is a better time to plant most trees and shrubs.

Keen gardeners have said Gtech's long-reach trimmer is 'practical', 'easy to use' and cuts through hedges 'like a knife ...

We know not to choose a puppy with great big feet if we live in a studio apartment, yet we pack in shrubs that are programmed to grow 10 feet and taller and we plant them beneath 3-foot windows.