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Top 15 Plants For Privacy At Garden And Balcony

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Not in the mood for prying eyes? These 15 plants not only look beautiful but are also perfect plants for privacy screens for your garden. For many people, a garden is a place of retreat where they can unwind. But if the end of the day is disturbed by prying eyes, the dream of a green paradise becomes a distant memory. That’s why garden owners often resort to privacy screens and fences to give your garden backyards a bit of privacy. The problem with this is that while fences protect against unwanted views, they often look unsightly and destroy the natural atmosphere that we love about the place.

Instead, use plants as privacy screens – these not only keep out curious neighbors but can even create a decorative highlight in the garden. Here you can find out which plants are particularly suitable for privacy screens.

Privet

Privet (Ligustrum vulgare) has always been a popular hedge plant. No wonder: after all, it is considered to be extremely robust and easy to care for. In addition, the privet is especially known for its rapid growth, so that even if you plant a new one, you will soon no longer be on the receiving end. A privet hedge is also ideal as a privacy screen because it shines with a densely branched growth and can reach a considerable height of three meters. At the same time, the privet remains reliably green even in winter and thus ensures undisturbed relaxation in the garden.

Ligustrum vulgare

Horsetail

Especially as a pond plant, Horsetail (Equisetum japonicum) is widely used. However, with its minimalist appearance and straight growth, it is also a great addition to modern architecture. Here it not only becomes a stylish eye-catcher but with a height of one and a half meters, it is also quite suitable as a privacy screen. However, horsetail is best planted in a pot, because similar to field horsetail (Equisetum arvense), which is known to many as a weed, horsetail also spreads quickly and readily.Horsetail

Rhododendron

Rhododendron is an absolute highlight in many gardens and the pride of their owners. Especially its large, beautiful flowers make it a real feast for the eyes, but the evergreen leaves also have a high decorative value. But the delicate rhododendrons are impressive not only as solitaires: many varieties, especially those of the large-flowered hybrids, can also be planted as a hedge, which not only provides optimal privacy protection but also attracts all eyes.Rhododendron

Tree Of Life

The tree of life (Thuja) is a real perennial as a privacy screen, even if it is also disparagingly called “cemetery plant” by many gardeners. Yet the tree of life has a lot to offer: With its dense, evergreen foliage, it is not only absolutely opaque but also looks good. In addition, the plant is very adaptable and easy to care for. Likewise, the tree of life tolerates topiary very well, but pruning is not mandatory – so the tree of life becomes a great addition to almost any garden.Thuja

Ivy

Ivy (Hedera helix) is a true classic when it comes to greening walls and facades. But also as a privacy screen, the climbing plant is almost unbeatable: Not only can it be used to transform unsightly screens and walls, but it is also suitable for blocking out prying neighborly glances. For this purpose, the ivy only needs a climbing aid on which it can climb to the height, and within a very short time, the plant forms a green wall.ivy

Hornbeam

Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) is a real deception because, despite its name, the plant does not belong to the beech family, but to the birch family. But you can not be angry with the plant for a long time, it is ideal as a screen. Especially its robustness and ability to regenerate make the plant so popular as a hedge. At the same time, the american hornbeam offers a reliably opaque hedge for the whole year: The deciduous foliage turns yellow and then brown in autumn, but remains on the plant until the next spring.

american hornbeam

Yew

Another true classic among hedge plants is the yew (Taxus baccata). With its soft, dark green needles, it is not only a pretty eye-catcher but also absolutely opaque. At the same time, the yew is considered very robust and insensitive and can easily reach an age of several hundred years. But not only gardeners like a hedge of yew: Many birds prefer the dense growth of yew as a place to hide and retreat.

yew

Hydrangea

Hydrangeas and gardens go together for many like pitch and sulfur. So what better way to use the pretty hydrangea than not only as an eye-catcher but also as a privacy screen? In fact, hydrangeas can be grown quite well into tall and opaque hedges if care is taken in choosing the right hydrangea variety: Peasant Hydrangea macrophylla are not as suitable as Hydrangea paniculata, because they grow taller and do not lose their abundance of flowers when pruned.Hydrangea

Elephant Grass

Grass as a privacy screen? What sounds unbelievable at first is not magic. With a height of up to three meters, elephant grass (Miscanthus x giganteus) is a true giant among grasses and can be used wonderfully as a protection against unwanted glances.

At the same time, the giant Chinese reed, as the plant is also called, is absolutely easy to care for and is characterized by good winter hardiness, additionally scoring with a pretty yellow color in autumn. Especially for gardens with a pond, the elephant grass is a great privacy screen, because it loves moisture and can therefore also be planted at the edges of garden ponds.Elefant grass

Blue Ivy

If you think that a privacy screen always has to be boring green, you’ve never seen the Blue Rain (Wisteria sinensis): From May into June, the plant impresses with a violet-blue sea of blossoms that rightly attracts all eyes.

But even after flowering, the blue-green with its deciduous, beautifully pinnate foliage is a true ornament. However, since the blue vine is a climbing plant, it relies on a little help: A sturdy climbing support is essential for the plant to thrive as a flowering privacy screen.Blue Ivy

Cherry Laurel

Shiny evergreen foliage and a robust growth habit – anyone who sees the cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) for the first time will immediately know why the plant is so popular. With its pretty leaves and delicate flower panicles, the cherry laurel is a real ornament in the garden and is perfect as a privacy screen because of its dense growth. At the same time, the cherry laurel is considered to be absolutely uncomplicated, easy to care for and fast-growing. At the same time, it presents itself with a large variety of species, with the right variant for almost every garden and taste.Cherry Laurel

Hibiscus

Are you tired of evergreen hedge plants, preferring something with a bit more color? Then the hibiscus is just the thing for your garden.

This serves not only as an optimal privacy screen, but is also a real feast for the eyes: from June to September, the hibiscus bears large flowers in colors ranging from white to red to purple. However, you should pay attention to the choice of the right variety of hibiscus: Some varieties are exceedingly frost-hardy, so overwintering the hibiscus outdoors is possible. Other varieties, however, are unfortunately not suitable for the Nord USA winter.Hibiskus-hedge

Umbrella Bamboo

In Asian-inspired gardens, the umbrella bamboo (Fargesia murielae) has long been a must, but the plant is also finding a place in more and more German gardens. Hardly surprising, after all, the umbrella bamboo brings with it a whole host of advantages: robust and hardy, the plant displays its fresh green foliage all year round and provides a Far Eastern flair.

At the same time, the majestic plant forms dense shoots and reaches a height of up to three meters – ideal for a privacy screen. Another advantage is that umbrella bamboo is extremely fast-growing: Within a very short time, it forms a dense foliage that not only blocks out unwanted views, but also muffles unwanted noise.Umbrella Bamboo

Lilac

If you want a privacy screen that not only pleases the eyes, but also the nose, you should definitely reach for the lilac (Syringa vulgaris). Especially the beautiful flowers it bears from May to June make it a real eye-catcher. In addition, the lilac enchants with a wonderful fragrance that virtually beguiles the senses. As a hedge, it is relatively undemanding and can reach a height of up to four meters. However, so that really no looks find their way into the garden, the lilac must be set relatively closely – only from four plants per meter, the hedge becomes really dense.Lilac

Holly

Finding a privacy screen that is beautiful, robust, uncomplicated and, best of all, versatile is not at all easy. Fortunately, there is the holly (Ilex): This uncomplicated plant grows as if on its own and looks beautiful to boot.holly

All year round, the holly impresses with its shiny, toothed leaves and dense growth. In spring, it also enchants with its white flowers, which contrast elegantly with the dark foliage. However, the holly is particularly beautiful in winter – then it bears fiery red berries that bring a colorful contrast to the otherwise white winter world.

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2 Comments

  1. I have had hopseed for 16 year’s there really beautiful, the have this informal look like it could also be planted in the THUNDER MOUNTAIN area of Disneyland ! They Grow Fast, so that’s also a huge Plus, if you’re looking to block some neighbors off! And they are very DROUGHT tolerant, just a lot of bang for the buck !

  2. An easy way to keep the top flat is to lay a piece of plywood on top of the hedge . Then put the hedge trimmer on top of the plywood, and simply rotate the trimmer around in a circle or to cut at both ends of the plywood. After that pick up the plywood and move it to the newly trimmed area and repeat the process all the way down the hedge till its all cut to the same level.

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