If you cherish your privacy and want to ward off noise pollution from your street planting evergreen privacy trees and shrubs around your yard is a great way to create a barrier between your home and the outside world.
Evergreen plants to hide fence.
Come autumn and winter a deciduous climber will lose its leaves and reveal a dull skeleton.
Department of agriculture plant hardiness.
The best 10 plants to grow for backyard privacy.
Instead follow our advice on picking and planting evergreen climbers to cover your fence for year round interest.
Inexpensive shrubs to hide a fence color interest.
Osmanthus burkwoodii performs happily when grown against a wall or fence in sun or shade where its glossy dark green leaves make a neat backdrop but it is particularly useful for bringing light and interest to shady spots in april and may when the highly scented white jasmine like flowers appear.
Its thick evergreen foliage.
This drought tolerant plant likes full sun to partial shade.
Ceanothus or californian lilac make excellent candidates for growing against a sunny fence or wall as they benefit from the protection provided against cold drying winds.
A line of evergreen trees or shrubs can provide year round seclusion even better than a fence because there are no municipal restrictions on how high they can grow.
If you were looking for some perennial flowering vines for fences these would include.
There are many reasons why arborvitae is among the most popular plants for a living privacy fence.
It is a fast grower and can reach a height of 8 to 12 feet and a spread of 3 to 5 feet.
Here are five evergreens that lend themselves very well to being wall trained and between them provide seasonal interest throughout the year.
Glossy abelia abelia x grandiflora grows reliably in u s.
It is an evergreen with white flowers in spring and orange red berries from summer into winter and is popular for christmas decorations.
Plant firethorns 3 to 4 feet apart.
Evergreen climbers to cover a fence.