Though tall and beautiful and providing privacy, this landscaping hedge could wreak havoc on your home and the surrounding ecosystem. You're best to avoid it.

Privet has long been a popular hedging plant to provide a fast and dense screen. It is a quick-growing and versatile option ...

Is there anything more capable of adding a sense of elegance to your landscape, while nostalgically teleporting you to the fictional Manderley estate, than a beautiful dense hedge around your lawn?

Privet. The word is virtually synonymous with hedges and, although it has no definitive etymology, some linguists maintain that privet is a variation of private. Indeed, privets are typically utilized ...

When Florida gardeners think about privet bushes, species of Ligustrum, from East Asia, come to mind. But our native Florida privet (Forestiera segregata) is a superior plant that’s more suited to our ...