Privacy trees and hedges can add much-needed and beautiful separation from neighbors, busy streets, and less-than-ideal views. The best choices for privacy trees will ...

CORVALLIS – For a hedge, arborvitae has a place. It’s tall, skinny, evergreen, low-maintenance and cheap. “Some people look down on arborvitae, but it fits in places that other things can’t,” said ...

If you're looking for shrubs deer won't eat, consider dwarf yaupon holly and dwarf Chinese holly. Deer pass up both in my neighborhood. Dwarf yaupon holly forms a globe-shaped crown that can reach 5 ...

Plant “Mount Vernon” as a low informal bed border or small hedge, or as a groundcover under trees and large shrubs. What: An exceptionally useful small shrub, Prunus laurocerasus “Mount Vernon” ...