Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colorful butterflies fly in the air. - Robert Landau/Getty Images While bees and butterflies may be welcome visitors in your yard, ...

If you're looking for a more natural look to provide some privacy cover, consider one of these hedge plants that act as a natural fence. Mykola Sosiukin / Getty Images A hedge is formed when bushes or ...

Looking for a hedge you can plant in your yard that grows fast, smells wonderful in the spring, and provides excellent privacy? Hedges can cost half as much as fencing and offer not only privacy but ...

When looking for plants to grow as living privacy screens, you might have quick-growth options fairly high on your list of must-haves. But when it comes to shrubs, trees, and ornamental grasses, you ...

Jim Putnam is the plant expert from the Southern Living Plant Collection. Mary Phillips is the head of native plant habitat strategy/certifications at the National Wildlife Federation. Janet Sluis is ...