Green screens are very popular with creative homeowners to frame the garden with a natural and decorative border. Opaque garden plants are more durable than a wooden fence and cheaper than a mighty garden wall. Immerse yourself in a multifaceted selection of floral guardians of your privacy in the garden.

The butterfly bush provides a beautiful flowering privacy screen

Important preliminary considerations - How to make the right purchase decision

Garden plants only unfold in all their splendor when the basic conditions are right. A sun worshiper in the shady location just as little fulfills gardening expectations as a shade bloomer in the blazing sun. By answering the following questions in advance, you can effectively prevent disappointment:

  • What are the light and wind conditions at the location?
  • Is there a problematic soil quality that only undemanding garden plants thrive in?
  • Should the privacy screen be guaranteed all year round or are the garden plants allowed to shed their leaves in autumn?
  • Can it be a slow-growing green privacy screen or is a hedge with growth rockets desirable?

The trend is a step-like structured fence, which allows hospitable views in the front yard with a hedge of low garden plants. A green privacy screen is only installed around the terrace, which shields the seating area from being opaque.

Dream team for garden privacy protection with a defensive character

The top tier of privacy plants for your garden include two ornamental trees that have all the important attributes for this demanding task. Evergreen foliage, lavish flowers, decorative fruit decorations and sharp thorns to protect against uninvited guests characterize the following two all-rounders:

  • Firethorn 'Red Column' (Pyracantha coccinea) grows to a height of 200 to 300 cm and a width of 150 to 250 cm
  • Large-leaved barberry (Berberis julianae) stretches 200 to 300 cm towards the sky and is just as wide

Both garden plants thrive in normal soil in a sunny to partially shaded location. It is therefore not surprising that the easy-care, pruning-tolerant ornamental shrubs are often used for a front garden hedge. Anyone who prepares adequately for the strong thorns can master the annual shape and maintenance cut without any problems.

Flowering privacy screen plants for sunny locations

For the south-facing garden, a green privacy screen with colorful floral decorations and dense foliage is a popular option. High-growing ornamental shrubs with a long flowering period that do not shed their leaves until late in winter are very popular. The following garden plants inspire with a symphony of colors and shield the garden from prying eyes:

Green privacy screen with flowers botanical name heyday growth height growth width special feature
splendor pier Spiraea vanhouttei May to June 200 to 300 cm 100 to 200 cm also blooms in semi-shade
noble lilac Syringa vulgaris May to June 250 to 350 cm 150 to 200 cm intense fragrance
butterfly bush Buddleja davidii July to September 200 to 250 cm 150 to 200 cm fragrant butterfly pasture
panicle hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata July to September 150 to 250 cm 100 to 150 cm some varieties bloom in two colors
Sloe, hedge thorn Prunus spinosa March to April 200 to 400 cm 200 to 400 cm ideal for the natural garden

Shade bloomers with a high privacy factor

In order to protect the garden from prying passers-by in a semi-shady to shady location, you don't have to do without picturesque flowers. The following ornamental shrubs also put on their colorful flower dress in low-light locations:

Green privacy screen with flowers botanical name heyday growth height growth width special feature
silver candle bush Clethra alnifolia July to October 200 to 300 cm 170 to 200 cm profusely flowering with erect racemes
Crimson Dogwood Cornus alba sibirica May and June 200 to 300 cm 150 to 250 cm red shoots as winter decorations
Red honeysuckle Lonicera xylosteum May and June 200 to 300 cm 200 to 300 cm valuable bird food wood

Green privacy protection at any time of the year - it works with conifers

Green privacy screens are not limited to woody garden plants with foliage. Traditionally, conifers in the garden take on the function of an evergreen enclosure. One of the crowd favorites is the tree of life 'Brabant' (Thuja occidentalis), because it grows rapidly, growing by up to 40 cm per year for a conifer.

The tree of life 'Smaragd' (Thuja occidentalis) proves that conifers can set color accents with golden yellow needles. Rocket juniper 'Blue Arrow' (Juniperus scopulorum) sets the scene with an elegant blue shimmer. Over the years, the slender garden plants reach a considerable height of up to 5 meters. Thanks to a frugal tolerance to cutting, growth can be regulated without any problems.

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Green privacy protection for the cottage garden pays respect to the historical concept by choosing authentic hedge plants. Tall berry bushes are a good choice here, like the majestic King Edward bloodcurrant (Ribes sanguineum). The pink spring blossoms are followed by blue frosted berries in late summer, accompanied by a dense robe of three to five lobed leaves.

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