Unlike garden fences and walls, hedges in the UK do not have a fixed maximum legal height. But this doesn't necessarily mean ...

Garden hedges, whether tall or short, shaped or natural, can serve multiple purposes. They act as a privacy screen for your property, but they can also create habitats within your garden for wildlife, ...

What’s not to like in a hedge? They offer myriad advantages over solid alternatives such as walls and fences. For example, they soak up pollution and rainfall, act as barriers against noise and ...

Benjamin Franklin famously advised, "Love your neighbor, yet don’t pull down your hedge." Unfortunately, hedges have generally been pulled down to make way for fences and walls; hard barriers that are ...

A thick hedge enhances aesthetics, privacy, and security. Hedges create a visual barrier that defines property lines, provides noise and wind reduction benefits, and is less expensive and more ...

In the garden In her book “Plant This, Not That,” Elise Howard offers more than 200 substitution ideas for invasive plants.