Best Shrubs and Trees for Backyard Privacy

Imagine yourself in your hot tub, enjoying the bubbles and the spring breeze together. Your backyard is an excellent place for a soak in the tub, especially if the construction of your house doesn’t allow you to place a bathtub in the bathroom.

Backyard Hot Tub Privacy Ideas

A hot tub in the backyard is a great idea, but your neighbor’s prying eyes can ruin the fun. Some backyard hot tub privacy ideas include putting up a fence. Make sure that the fence doesn’t have slots where the neighbors can see through.

You could also plant some trees and shrubs that form a wall in your backyard. This gives you privacy and a much-needed splash of greenery that you can enjoy as you soak.

To add another layer of seclusion to your fence, you may also establish a few shrubs or hedges along the property line.

Best Hedge and Arborvitae Landscaping Ideas for the Backyard

Arborvitae and the hedge tree are some of the best plants for the fence line. They grow thick and luscious in no time, so you don’t have to worry about your neighbors making a hole to see through to your backyard.

But the arborvitae landscaping ideas require you to maintain them. So, you could hire a gardener or pay someone to prune your hedges once every two weeks for that much-needed “haircut.”

Here are some of the best plants for the fence line that you can plant in your backyard:

1. Arborvitae

Arborvitae
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These towering hedges are so dense that even if your neighbors want to, they can’t peep through. These hedge trees are very easy to take care of as well. This is because they survive in most soil types and can withstand cold weather too.

2. Holly

Holly
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Holly is one of the hedge plants that don’t only give privacy but also add a splash of color. Their red berries are poisonous to people and pets. But they are perfect for use as holiday decorations and on gift packaging.

So, if you have pets and babies in the house, make sure that you don’t go for the holly hedge tree for your backyard’s privacy.

3. Bamboo

Bamboo
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Bamboo grows up to three feet in a day! These growth figures make bamboo the quickest plant to maintain privacy in your backyard. However, because they grow so quickly, you must also trim them frequently.

4. Boxwood

Boxwood is one of the hedge plants that look ravishing in your backyard. The deep green color of these hedge trees can look great combined with some trees with red- and orange-colored leaves, like the black gum tree.

Final Words

The trees and shrubs mentioned in the article uplift your backyard and add a wall of privacy, so you can enjoy your hot tub and family barbecues in peace. Be careful to pick the hedge in accordance with your requirements and the upkeep budget you have available.

Flower Mound Readies for Spring

LandscapeInnovations.org is proud to display this recent project in Flower Mound:

This landscape project in the DFW area reflects a focus on both landscaping as well as privacy. To that end, Landscape Innovations created this backyard poolscape with three wood paneled privacy screens.

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