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Shrubs for layered yards

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Dense arborvitae hedge with flat evergreen sprays forming a privacy screen

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Best Privacy Trees for a Living Screen

The best privacy tree is one that reaches the required height and density without outgrowing the available soil, light…

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Knock Out vs Drift Rose: Shrub or Groundcover?

The original Knock Out suits a shrub-sized space, while Drift roses spread across the front of a bed.

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Syringa vulgaris

Lilac

Lilac is a cold-climate fragrance shrub, not a generic flowering hedge. Give it full sun, alkaline-to-neutral well-drained soil…

Loropetalum chinense

Loropetalum

Loropetalum earns its place when you want dark evergreen foliage first and spring fringe flowers second.

Kalmia latifolia

Mountain Laurel

Mountain Laurel is a native broadleaf evergreen for acidic woodland edges, not a fast privacy shrub.

Nandina domestica

Nandina

Nandina is a tough color shrub, but it is not a harmless bamboo substitute.

Physocarpus opulifolius

Ninebark

Ninebark is a tough native shrub for gardeners who want color without acid-soil fuss.

Nerium oleander

Oleander

Oleander is an evergreen flowering shrub for sunny, warm sites. All parts are poisonous, including dry trimmings, so household…