Q: My sumac (staghorn) is now sprouting many "little sumacs" everywhere. I have been trying to pull them up (seldom being ...

However, before deciding which hedge plants to grow, it is good to identify what species to avoid. Here are five invasive plants that should be kept out of your planting schemes. 1.

However, yew grows slowly so gardeners won’t need to worry if they skip pruning here and there. Aside from this annual maintenance, a yew hedge is easy to care for and it’s notably pest- and ...

Seems fairly obvious, but a hedge is just a linear planting of plants meant to define an edge, provide a screen or create a backdrop. Many homeowners think that hedges can only consist of boxwood ...

A surprising number of plants labeled “shade-loving” would, in fact, love a little sun. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 54°F. Saturday, June 14th 2025 Today's Paper.

Deciduous plants should be pruned once their leaves have fallen off and they’re dormant. Cut back hard in the first year or two to thicken up the hedge at the base. Animals you might find in a hedge ...

Discover when to cut your hedge. Choosing the right hedge plants Fast-growing hedge plants. If you’re looking to get a hedge established quickly, you don’t have to choose leylandii. Hawthorn and hazel ...

First to arrive are elder and ivy. Then brambles, dog roses, ash, holly and sycamore join the party, certainly within 10 years of planting, probably within five. Keeping a hedge such as yew or beech ...

Gardener shares four ‘best privacy plants’ to stop nosy neighbours spying on your garden With the sunny weather emerging and summer just weeks away now, households may want to put an end to ...

“And we have this crazy wildlife hedge that has 70 different varieties of native woody plants, in a double row,” he said. “It’s 200 feet long, about eight feet tall.