Nonetheless, if you want a fast, evergreen, opaque screen, Leyland cypress is hard to beat.Īs noted above, growing screen plants in a shady site is tough. NOT Leyland cypress It is used ubiquitously for screening purposes but the tree has been so overused as to be derided by some landscapers. Japanese cryptomeria: ‘Yoshino’ is tall, ‘Black Dragon’ is not
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Most screen plants grow fine in full sunshine but it’s tougher to find good plants for a shady site. When selecting a plant for screening, the first question that comes to mind is how much sunshine the site gets. We did have a fine grove of Chinese privet around our outhouse but that was to block the neighbors’ view of our personal activities, not to prevent our peering through the cracks to spy on them. We had disabled vehicles of our own and cinderblocks raised them just enough to get underneath and repair them, thank you very much. If they chose to put their truck up on cinderblocks in the front yard it didn’t bother us. Our rural neighbors were a minimum of one hundred yards away in every direction. Return from Privacy Screen with Plants to Balcony Gardening.When I was a kid, we had no need for screen plants around our house. It is a great tool for annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, etc. You can even go a step further and indicate the shape of plant you want. When you use their Plant Finder, you can enter your hardiness zone, type of plant (tree, shrub, etc) and then under special features, you can select “containers”, “hedge or screen”, etc to narrow your search. The National Gardening Association website at is a great resource. It does lose its leaves in winter.Ĭheck out other privacy screen plants for your hardiness zone. Its blooms have a wonderful smell in early summer. Viburnum – this is another flowering shrub that grows quickly. It does lose its leaves in winter so it won’t provide as much privacy over the winter months Rose of Sharon – this flowering shrub grows quickly and has lovely flowers in summer. Junipers – there are several types of junipers that will do well in containers and grow to the height for a privacy screen. Ivy, Clematis and Hops – these are vining plants that grow quickly and can cover a balcony railing or trellis quickly. Holly – There are lots of varieties of holly available and they are nice for all year plantings. Bamboo is also a light plant so you may need to add a little gravel to the bottom of your containers or secure them in some way so they won’t blow over if you get a lot of wind on your balcony. Some bamboo can be invasive so watch out for those types as they will require “taming”. Types such as sasa palmata, nandina domestica (heavenly bamboo)and hedge bamboo are good choices. they can grow several feet a year and provide all year privacy.īamboo – Bamboo grows fast and makes a great privacy screen quickly. Here are some recommended shrubs, trees and vines to use when you make your privacy screen with plants:Īrborvitae -this is an evergreen that grows quickly and does well in a confined space. Under plant the evergreens or privacy plants with flowers to add color and interest. Plant recommendationsįrom left – juniper, bamboo, ornamental grasses, arborvitae. It’s a good idea to put your large containers on wheels or casters so that you can rotate them from time to time which allows the tree or shrub to get some light exposure on all sides, or you can move them for other reasons if you desire. Boxes allow room for root growth that trees or shrubs need without being too heavy.
When selecting containers to create the privacy screen with plants, choose a row of the same pots, or use boxes that can easily be lined in a row. When selecting plants, make sure their mature height is within your desired height range, and that you add the height of the planter into the overall number. A partial screen would allow some natural light into the balcony area, or your apartment, and perhaps allow for some type of view if you have a desirable one. What is the height of your balcony? Do you want to completely enclose your space? Or maybe you would rather have a partial screen that affords privacy when you are seated on your balcony, or in your home.
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