While there are many plants to choose from when landscaping your front yard, utilizing evergreens is an excellent way to guarantee year-round interest, structure and privacy even in small front yards.

"When selecting the best trees and shrubs for backyard privacy, there are a wide range ... with the landscape," shares Watkins. "While these evergreen trees are native to the East Coast, as ...

I love the structure it brings to a space with its small, elegant, and evergreen leaves, and it makes an excellent screen. Annelise also recommends it as one of the best plants for privacy. "This ...

To best care for a berberis bush, prune in the mid-summer, leaving enough so that berries can still grow. The cold and dark winter months can prove difficult for your garden visitors. Filling your ...

Create an effective privacy hedge without a hefty price tag by planting a “living wall” of shrubs. Hollies are among the top choices for privacy hedges thanks to their dense evergreen foliage and ...

Also known as the Christmas box, this compact evergreen ... with evergreen shrubs and they will flower more profusely in the open, although they will tolerate light shade. Vigorous by nature, growing ...

Sarcococca confusa (sweet box) Also known as the Christmas box, this compact evergreen shrub is one ... growing into vase-shaped shrubs, they grow best in reasonably moist, neutral to acid soil.

J. conferta ‘Blue Pacific’ – Also called Blue Pacific Shore, this slow-growing, heat-tolerant juniper has handsome blue-green ...

To choose evergreen trees and shrubs for Minnesota landscaping, you need to be familiar with your growing conditions — hardiness zone, light, soil type, space for planting — and what type and form of ...