Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A yew hedge in front of a house. Yews (Taxus spp.*) are narrow-leaf evergreens that are popular hedge plants. They are tolerant of ...

The dormant season is the best time of year to do this work, as healthy plants will respond with lots of new growth.

Topiary is the art of growing trees and shrubs as living sculptures -- cubes, spheres, obelisks, animal shapes or combinations of these. The tradition has flourished in various places at different ...