In L.A., where space can be tight, wealthy homeowners use walls of greenery as privacy fences and noise control LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES — The homes of Hollywood’s rich and famous have long been ...

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Everybody seems to hate ficus hedges, and yet most of us have them. They make a fast-growing privacy screen – after all, they are frustrated ficus benjamina trees. And they keep growing if you don’t ...

LOS ANGELES – The homes of Hollywood’s rich and famous have long been enclosed by walls of sky-high ficus, designed to shield their wealthy occupants from paparazzi and peeping Toms. Robert Frost may ...

There was time when one of the hallmarks of Palm Beach was thick hedges of ficus benjamina towering above the sidewalks to provide privacy for the homes beyond them. But times are changing. This past ...

Donald Trump’s ficus trees obstruct views – just like the real estate mogul meant them to. Trump planted the roughly 500-foot-long hedge on his Rancho Palos Verdes golf course to mask the adjacent ...

The town may extend a helping hand to property owners who replace their ficus benjamina hedges with native plantings. A Town Council committee Friday recommended the council approve a plan for Public ...