“Fast-growing hedges, such as cherry laurel, privet, leylandii and bamboo, are the perfect alternative to man-made fences. Leylandii is especially quick, growing up to 90cm a year and requiring little ...

Depending on the density of the foliage, planters can lower indoor temperatures by three to five degrees compared to the outdoors, providing a natural cooling effect ...

Here's how to grow bamboo and transform your outdoor space into a zen oasis. Easily one of the best privacy plants around, bamboo is an easy way to add height and drama to your planting schemes – and, ...

You may be tempted to grow vines along your fence to add privacy and shade to your yard but you should consider these ...

At least eight people have died, nearly 8,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed and more than 100 cities and towns are ...

Drivers’ cabs can reach temperatures of 30°C in the summer heat. “Some drivers are having to change sanitary towels in bushes ...

Floodwaters hit hundreds of houses in the northern Philippines on Monday after water released from a dam following Typhoon Man-yi caused a major river to break its banks. Packing maximum sustained ...