Tall Plants For Privacy Fence

Emerald green arborvitae which will eventually reach 12 to 15 feet tall are a good choice for a four season privacy planting.

Tall plants for privacy fence.

A hedge of multi stemmed trees or shrubs is an effective privacy fence and gives a formal look but hedges must be pruned at least once each year to keep their shape. Plants used for privacy screening act as a sort of fence line between you and neighbors street traffic parking lots construction sites etc. Clematis vines make great screens. For quick growing privacy plants try pampas grass cortaderia selloana giant grass miscanthus giganteus and other ornamental grasses that top 10 or more feet they shoot up quickly peak in late summer and early fall and stay upright for winter interest.

Cypress also grows very tall and narrow meaning it can be planted close together to as a privacy screen. These plants will quickly cover a fence and provide privacy. Some vining plants that grow fast are ivy clematis or hops. There are many reasons why arborvitae is among the most popular plants for a living privacy fence its thick evergreen foliage creates a dense hedge when the trees are spaced properly it tolerates.

Ivy clematis or hops if you are trying to cover a fence quickly you have many vine options available to you.