In most cases, you can trim a neighbor's tree that hangs over your fence or crosses onto your property line. This is what to ...

Key Points You can trim branches over your property line, but confirm the boundary first.You’re liable if your trimming harms the tree’s health or stability.Talk with your neighbor before cutting and ...

Homeowners often discover that what happens on a neighbor’s side of the fence can spill over into their own yards. From fences to tree limbs, these issues raise questions about liability.

A two-year effort to build a custom fence out of repurposed black locust trees at Peterson Farm came to fruition in late ...

Editor’s note: This column was produced before Gene Wengert died in 2025. It is printed here in memoriam. Q. Why do we here in Virginia see so many eastern red cedar trees along fence lines? Do they ...