Privacy Fence: Green Borders for a Backyard Retreat

Blair Brown
Written by Blair Brown

Last updated: May 31 2019

Privacy Fence: Green Borders for a Backyard Retreat

Key takeaways

Privacy borders create natural screening while adding beauty, reducing noise, and defining outdoor spaces with layered trees, shrubs, and perennials.

Layer taller trees in the back with medium shrubs and lower-growing plants in front to create a full, natural-looking privacy border.

Mix evergreen and deciduous plants to enjoy year-round privacy while adding seasonal flowers, foliage color, and texture to the landscape.

Blair Brown

Written by

Blair Brown

Blair is the Content Marketing Manager at Trees.com, and though she's not your traditional gardener, the planting world is definitely growing on her (pun intended!). She's enjoyed digging into plant care and maintenance and growing her plant collection, especially with exotic indoor varieties.

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