Outdoor living is one of the best parts of summer, but sometimes it’s hard to kick back and relax when you can sense the gaze of nosy neighbours! Plants are a great way to establish some privacy in your yard, so you can hang out in your bathing suit or nap on the lawn chair without feeling bashful. If you want some fast-growing plants for privacy screens to block the view of the neighbours, we have plenty of options for gardens in Guelph.
If you want to drink margaritas in the pool at 2pm on a Tuesday, go for it! Live your best life! You won’t have to worry about the neighbour’s prying eyes if you add these privacy plants into your landscape.
Building an actual wall isn’t the most aesthetically pleasing way to create privacy in the yard—you’re much better off creating a privacy screen with a lattice or trellis! Plant some vines at the base, and soon they’ll fill up all the gaps in the screen, creating a gorgeous wall of greenery. Here are some of our favourite vines for privacy screens:
You may need to help train your plants to climb up your trellis or lattice screen at first, but once they establish nicely, they should have no trouble filling out your privacy screen.
Columnar trees grow tall but have more compact, thick canopies, making them easy to plant closely together in a row. If you love the look of colourful ornamental trees, there are plenty of columnar varieties to create a beautiful privacy screen. Try some of these vibrant varieties:
We always look forward to watching ornamental trees develop their gorgeous autumn foliage through September and October—you’ll love how your privacy screen shifts from green to gold, orange, and red!
Many varieties of cedar have that perfect columnar shape that’s ideal for border planting, but with evergreen foliage that lasts all year! Unlike deciduous columnar trees that lose their leaves in winter, columnar varieties such as DeGroot’s, Black Cedar, and Emerald Arborvitae will always remain lush and green.
Evergreens will always be a go-to for privacy—their foliage remains all year! Pyramidal evergreen trees are ideal for planting in front of windows, whereas evergreen shrubs like Boxwood are better for border planting. There are far too many varieties available for us to list them all, so visit Royal City Nursery to explore all the evergreen plants available now!
Grown as a tree or a shrub, this gorgeous flowering plant produces colourful berries in summer, followed by striking red foliage in autumn, providing plenty of seasonal interest! Serviceberry is perfectly suited for mass planting so that you can line them up as a border all around your fence line. Plus, the berries are edible and taste similar to blueberries—they taste amazing in pancakes!
Nothing beats the fragrance of fresh spring lilacs in full bloom. Their bushy flower panicles bring gorgeous purple colour to the landscape, and their rich emerald foliage is thick and lush—one of the best plants for privacy borders!
If you’re searching for plants for privacy in Guelph, make Royal City Nursery your first stop! There are so many spectacular varieties you can grow here in Southern Ontario, and with a bit of care and maintenance, they’ll last for decades!
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