Whether in a spacious cottage garden or in a terraced house garden with particularly limited space: these days, privacy screens made of a wide variety of materials can represent a practical and also aesthetic alternative to the monotony and maintenance effort of evergreen privacy hedges, which should not be underestimated.

Planted wooden fences look pretty and offer privacy

Provide privacy with shrubs or climbing plants

A hedge made of beech, privet or cherry laurel may seem more natural to some garden owners than a stone wall, but such hedges are not particularly creative and imaginative. So why shouldn't the privacy hedge also make an active contribution to a garden that is blooming, fragrant or even tempting with sweet fruits? Flowering shrubs can be arranged in a row in such a way that, with their different flowering times, they ensure changing focuses and color spectrums in the garden almost all year round. Children and adults can snack on a privacy hedge made of raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries or currants. Even among the climbing plants there are not only decorative flower miracles. Grapes and kiwis can be harvested directly from the tendril-covered netting at suitable locations.

Decorate a wooden fence

A simple plank wall can quickly appear sparse and uncharming as a privacy screen if it is not a particularly well thought-out design idea in a modern garden. There are definitely ways to combine wood as a material for a privacy screen with high aesthetic requirements:

  • with a privacy screen made of pallets
  • with a decorative wall of logs
  • with braided elements made of branches and willow rods
  • with a refined design of the wooden walls

In order to create the illusion of another room in a relatively small garden, mirrors can be mounted on the inside of a wooden wall, with a window-look frame in combination with old-fashioned shutters. A balcony box with geraniums placed under the pseudo window reinforces the impression of a real window.

Privacy walls with that certain something

Due to the uncomplicated construction, variants made of so-called gabions dominate the stone walls in the garden today. These are stone baskets that are stacked on top of each other by a crane or filled with stones by hand on site. These can be covered with climbing plants or braided with artificial flower garlands. Stone walls made of natural stones or from the demolition material of old houses have a particularly decorative effect if they are deliberately built up like the remains of a castle ruin. However, when erecting stone walls, you should pay particular attention to the local regulations and it is better to consult a specialist.

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A screen made of wooden walls or stones not only ensures privacy in the garden, but can also keep cool gusts of wind from the terrace or the swimming pool. In addition, on the south side of the privacy screen, the microclimate at the relevant location is changed in such a way that this can have a positive effect on heat-loving plants such as palm trees, nectarine trees or citrus plants grown in tubs.

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