Discover 17 privacy bushes and shrubs that are perfect for screening your backyard front yards patio and driveways.
Small shrubs for fence line.
Botanically known as buxus boxwood is one of the most favorite among plant lovers.
They grow in usda zones 5 to 9 reaching heights between 6 and 8.
Find out which plants are suitable along fence lines and which are fast growing to experience peace and serenity of a secluded residence.
Grows up to 10 feet high and 3 feet wide in planting zones 6 to 8.
Arborvitaes grow in a pyramid like shape that makes them perfect additions to any fence line especially when planted in pairs at a fence opening ending or beginning.
These small evergreens keep their green foliage all year and grow best when they receive at least 6 hours of sunlight every day in zones 3 through 7.
Its thick evergreen foliage creates a dense hedge when the trees are spaced properly it tolerates.
This slow growing shrub requires little.
There are many reasons why arborvitae is among the most popular plants for a living privacy fence.
Japanese holly photo by derek ramsey chanticleer garden ilex crenata sky pencil.
1 the latter looks great in winter against a fence especially a white one that basks in ample sunlight which brings out the red color of the bark to its full display value but front lighting here is much more effective than backlighting.
A narrow shrub with a pencil like form it has multiple stems covered in glossy dark green leaves.
A typical box shrub grows up to 5m tall and 5m wide.
Acer palmatum twombly s red sentinel.
Hedges bushes privacy nosyneighbors.
In addition to creating privacy hedging is a great way to divide gardens line the borders of a driveway and adorn your home s foundation.
Unlike fences shrubs take time to grow allowing you to ease into defining your space.
Hornbeams are well mannered plants to begin with but the small variety known as carpinus betulus columnaris nana shown here at a nursery only reaches 5 feet tall at maturity.
If you desire a neat and tidy look around your garden or better yet you want to make a fence out of evergreen shrubs box should be your top pick.
Oakleaf hydrangeas hydrangea quercifolia have an old fashion cottage like appearance and are a good choice for hedging and fences.
Small green white flowers show up in spring.
For winter in addition to evergreen shrubs grow plants such as red twig dogwood.