If an existing fence is to be supplemented with an opaque privacy screen, climbing plants can be an uncomplicated and attractive alternative to conventional privacy hedges. In addition, a high degree of privacy protection can be achieved, which poses fewer risks for buildings and residents in a storm than tall trees.

Virginia creeper is a very attractive privacy screen, especially in autumn

Hide unsightly spots quickly

Almost every garden owner knows the feeling when certain blemishes in a garden cannot be fixed quickly and need to be temporarily covered up as best as possible. In such a case, a temporary privacy screen made of climbing plants is ideal. To do this, simply stick a climbing aid such as a metal tomato stick into the soil at the affected area or stretch a plastic net like a wall between two wooden posts. Then put the seeds of morning glory, sweet peas, black-eyed Susanne or climbing nasturtium into the ground on the spot. These annual climbing plants provide effective privacy protection within a few weeks and also enrich the garden with their attractive flowers.

The art of vertical design

While different height levels and their relationship to each other can be played on hillsides, gardens on flat terrain offer far less potential in this regard. However, this does not mean that in a garden with a flat soil profile only different flower beds, lawns and hedges can be lined up. In addition to the tall trees, climbing plants can also open up new dimensions in garden design and, to a certain extent, direct the gaze towards the blue summer sky. Ideally, you should always ensure that the different plant species in your garden are sensibly graded according to their height. Because of the height that can be reached, a climbing plant can provide the colored background for perennial beds or a colorful cottage garden.

Popular climbing plants for privacy in the garden

There are some climbing plants that have proven themselves both as wall and roof greening and as hedge-like privacy screens:

  • Wisteria
  • trumpet flower
  • creeper knotweed
  • ivy
  • hop
  • Wild Wine

While ivy is a climbing plant with evergreen foliage, the tendrils of Virginia creeper or creeper can look a bit bare and desolate during the winter months. On the other hand, wild wine also offers a blood-red autumn color that can create breathtaking effects in the garden.

Choose climbing plants with care for their respective properties

Don't underestimate the amount of foliage that can be produced from a single, stately Virginia creeper each fall. The poisonous wisteria, with its particularly decorative flowers, can pose a danger if children regularly play unsupervised in a garden. Since ivy is a typical forest plant, it is particularly suitable for rather shady locations. During flowering, the knotweed is a valuable supplier of nectar for many species of insects, but garden houses and other buildings should be protected in good time from its pronounced growth potential so that the tendrils do not damage the building fabric.

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Although hops are a perennial climbing plant, the shoots do not become woody and die off over the winter. Nevertheless, a hop plant can reach considerable heights after a few years in one location, since the grown root ball allows the plant to climb up faster every year in spring.

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