Knowing exactly what you want when you shop at the garden center speeds up the process. Which plants grow fast and what are their natural habits?
Some of these questions are answered here to make it less complex for you. Plants are a lot like people, and they like to do it their way.
This list will help you identify the plants that will flourish and find happy homes in your retreat.
1. Invest in the Giant Grass Called Bamboo
You know how fast lawn grass grows; ultimately, bamboo can be your answer to a fast-developing green privacy fence. Woody, sectioned stems branch out in leafy clusters while the jointed rhizomes in the root system concentrate on developing underground. Choose the type that fits your property:
Running bamboo – This variety grows much like the lady fern. One plant can send rapidly growing roots for distances away from the parent plant where they send up multiple vertical shoots from joints.
Clumping bamboo – This type has a clumping habit much like the beautiful wood fern. The underground rhizomes remain close to the parent and form neat clumps. Get ready for action from a mature plant that may increase in length by several feet a day.
2. Grow The Rose of Sharon Shrub to 12 Feet
This tall-growing deciduous shrub has a natural spreading habit that can easily serve as a shield for any homeowner that desires an amount of seclusion; moreover, it can be pruned into a flat shape. If you choose this plant for a natural green fence, it will reward you with mid-summer hollyhock-like blooms.
This one is a winner.
3. Experience Seclusion With an Evergreen Landscape Hedge of Arborvitae
If you desire a color in your winter landscape, this one is for you. The young evergreen foliage appears feathery and matures into foliage that resembles beautiful flat sprays.
Neat geometrical plants are available in globe shapes, cones or cylinders. American arborvitae has the potential to rise 60 feet into the air; consequently, it is the perfect privacy shield. Elegance is your choice.
4. Enjoy Holiday Color and Concealment With Winter Red Holly
A dense, impenetrable natural fence is possible in your landscape with winter red holly; moreover, it displays clusters of red berries. It has the security of a chain-link fence without the intrusion of man-made wires.
It can grow into a thicket that protects your home like Sleeping Beauty’s brambles. Pruning and maintenance determine the height, but unchecked, it can tower to 15 feet. This may be the one for you.
5. Block Windy Areas With Cypress
These evergreens display tiny scale-like leaves and produce medium size cones that appear to have scales. The Arizona Cypress can grow to 40 feet tall and spread to 20 feet. It’s the answer to any privacy concern. Windbreaks or screens are popular with cypress. Italian Cypress is a thick, columnar form of a tree that can reach 60 feet. New growth puts on a show of golden yellow foliage.
6. Design a Green Ivy Vine Fence
Ivy spreads horizontally over the ground, and it can vertically turn a chain link fence into a private green wall promptly. It climbs walls and trellises with aerial rootlets that grasp and cling. The roots run deep in the soil to discourage erosion. It has a dependable and uniform growth habit that is a welcome addition to any yard decor.
7. Gain Obscurity With A Clematis Vine
The Clematis vine can be the answer to an earth-friendly solid wall of greenery. A trellis or wire fence covered with clematis becomes a colorful blooming display in the spring season; moreover, it’s a secure fence that’s easy to maintain. Clip some of the blossoms from your privacy fence and use them for interior decorating.
8. Maintain a Boxwood Hedge
If you’re looking for a variegated hedge plant to surround your yard with privacy, then boxwood is the answer. Turn the foliage into a billowing wall by neglecting the pruning; ultimately, your clippers can transform the plant into shapes that look like globes or tiers. It’s all good.
9. Welcome the Birds With Photinia Shrubs
Some types of Photinia can grow to 15 feet, which makes them suitable for your secluded family retreat. Red or black berries that appear through the fall and winter months become invitations to the birds. Add some clusters of white flowers in spring, and your hideaway is complete.
10. Plant a Privet for Privacy
This shrub may be the most popular plant for hedge designs. The blue-black fruits make it attractive to birds. White flowers appear in spring and in early summer, which transforms the greenery into a spectacular show. Your privacy is guaranteed when you invest your time and money into growing a natural privet screen.
Conclusion
Now that some of your privacy questions on living greenery screens have been answered, the time-consuming part of making choices is easier.
Every plant that you introduce into your green environment will thrive with your care.
Changing seasons turn your greenery into constant explosions of beauty, and they never need painting.
