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Privet hedge in front of a house - L-Jones-Photo/Shutterstock A thick hedge enhances aesthetics, privacy, and security. Hedges create a visual barrier that defines ...

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Privet is a popular garden hedge. It grows quickly and responds well to being pruned. But in natural areas, privet is a problem. Like 72% of weeds in Australia, privet escaped from our gardens. Now it ...

Q:We recently moved here from Illinois. Back there, we had a beautiful, dense privet hedge. I think they called it Northern Privet. Here we would like to plant a hedge around our deck and that privet ...

Early March pruning can be tricky. Learn how to safely prune your shrubs based on weather, plant type, and goals.