Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A wax myrtle shrub growing in a landscape. - C Belt/Shutterstock Growing a natural privacy screen doesn't need to be difficult or ...

The hardy, aromatic wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera) is one of the Lowcountry’s most prolific shrubs. Both attractive and impervious to salt, wind and heat, it is also a popular landscaping ornamental.

This past week we had 15 wax myrtles planted to screen our front yard. Several weeks ago, we consulted with Mark Norman, a native landscaper from Douglass, to help us draw up a plan. We will add two ...

With new homes shrinking in size while the neighborhoods become denser, the need for privacy has never been more pressing. But with backyards growing modest in tandem, traditional favorites like ...

Poet Robert Frost believed that "good fences make good neighbors." As an alternative, however, you can establish an environmentally friendly line of demarcation by using native species to create a ...

It is almost unbelievable, but there is already Christmas inventory on store shelves in Tallahassee. Granted, the holiday is only three and a half months away and those who procrastinate may need the ...

Are you on the hunt for one of the best winter plants for patio privacy? You need a tree with foliage that stays thick even in the coldest months of the year. Wouldn't it be nice to grow a tree that ...

Q: We have a sapsucker that routinely visits a wax myrtle in our yard. There are now multiple series of unsightly holes. We want to repair the holes, save the tree, and deter the sapsuckers. Gregory ...