How To Create Privacy On A Deck With Plants

Create a secluded haven on your deck by planting small trees in containers to block the view of neighbors.

How to create privacy on a deck with plants. Plant a hedge of them along a property line or group 3-5 in a corner. Create a secluded haven on your deck by planting small trees in containers to block the view of neighbors. Photo by Old Heritage Garden Center.

Begin with the tallest plants first and then layer outward by placing your middle-high plants in front of them. Stage it and move plants around so you make the design yours says Cervoni. Formal hedges will need to be sheared annually or even more.

Fixed lattice panels on one or both sides of the deck are an easier way to create privacy and are ideal if you only need to block a small part of the deck from view. Boxwood Buxus spp yew Taxus spp and privet Ligustrum spp are traditional favorites but Ive also seen stunning hedges of quince Chaenomeles spp. But as tropical natives these heat-loving plants.

Plants in Planters as Privacy Screen. This way the pergola does not only support the roll-up blinds to create privacy for the deck but also something that can enhance the dramatic and cozy atmosphere there. Flowering standards such as roses Knock Out is an especially disease-resistant rose Tree-form versions of popular shrubs such as lantana and hibiscus.

Lay everything out in your yard before you put it in the ground. Evergreen trees such as arborvitae cypress or juniper. Because they make excellent year round privacy screening plants.

Place the shortest plants in the very front so from the outside your deck or patio area is surrounded by a gorgeous layered garden. This will help to block off a less than desirable element in the neighbors yard. The tallest plants will create a natural privacy wall closest to the interior of your outdoor space.