Privacy is probably the number-one desire a homeowner has when it comes to their outdoor space. It's hard to relax and enjoy your yard knowing the neighbors can see ...

A deer with its head in garden plants while standing on a stone pathway. - loretagema/Shutterstock Nearly a third of the Earth is covered in trees, many of them conifers. Throughout the forested ...

Whether you have a large backyard or a small patch of green to call your own, often our gardens are a space for solace and privacy -- but this isn't always easy to achieve. Tall fences can be ...

LAKELAND -- When gardeners think about Podocarpus, they're more likely to view them as utilitarian plants than as objects of beauty. This isn't surprising because Podocarpus don't bear attractive ...

Why install plants with potential heights of 40 to 50 feet to serve as waist or chest-high hedges? That’s been the case for a long time with podocarpus (P. macrophyllus), a Japanese evergreen tree. Of ...

All podocarpus plants are members of the Podocarpaceae family. All are evergreen conifers that grow in tropical or subtropical locations. Though the different species are similar in appearance, their ...

I talk a lot in these columns and in my gardening classes about landscape plants that have various elements of aesthetic interest and about plants that are weird, unusual or uniquely noteworthy. It ...

Question: Could you please identify this tree? The picture was taken in Dallas. Answer: It's podocarpus, a.k.a. Japanese yew. Here's the info from our Texas Gardening Book. It's a good evergreen for ...

Why install plants with potential heights of 40 to 50 feet to serve as waist or chest-high hedges? That’s been the case for a long time with podocarpus (P. macrophyllus), a Japanese evergreen tree. Of ...