The most beautiful garden sometimes doesn't bring much joy if you constantly feel like you're being watched by neighbors or onlookers while gardening, sunbathing and relaxing. It's not that complicated to ensure the desired privacy within your own garden with a high level of privacy protection.
Which plants are suitable for high privacy protection in the garden?
A high degree of privacy in the garden can be achieved with hedge plants such as beech, privet, Thuja occidentalis, cherry laurel, red spruce or flowering shrubs. Climbing plants such as ivy, wisteria or knotweed provide additional protection on fences or trellises.
Considerations before selecting suitable privacy protection options
Basically, there are now a variety of options to choose from for effective privacy protection along the property line or at individual locations in the garden or along the terrace. However, it should be noted that walls, fences and other structural privacy protection options are usually not only expensive, but also require relatively complex installation. In addition, legal requirements with regard to prescribed maximum heights and distance areas can challenge creativity and, for example, require the use of special stone baskets if necessary. Alternatively, living plants can also serve as natural privacy screens. These in turn have the advantage that they do not affect the natural idyll in the garden and, depending on the respective plant selection, can also be integrated into the garden design in a variety of ways.
Planting a privacy hedge made of bushes or trees
Before you plant a tall privacy hedge made of bushes or trees, you should find out about the required minimum distances from the property line and similar requirements. These regulations can be regulated differently in different federal states in German-speaking countries. In any case, you should allow for a sufficient distance of at least one meter or more between the middle of the hedge and the property line so that you can later cut back the plants from your own property. If tall trees are planted as privacy screens, the later dimensions of the resulting tree crowns should be taken into account in advance. Tried-and-tested hedge plants that are easy to keep in shape and under control are:
- Beech
- Privet
- various species of Thuja occidentalis
- Cherry Laurel
- Red Spruce
- Flowering shrubs such as forsythia and jasmine
All plant species mentioned reach a height of at least three meters over the years, but can also be flexibly cut to the desired height and thus kept under control.
Use climbing plants as privacy screens
In many cases, border variants such as a fence and a living hedge should be combined as a natural privacy screen, especially along a property boundary. Climbing plants such as ivy, wisteria or knotweed grow easily up trellises and trellises and thus ensure undisturbed privacy within the garden over the years.
Tip
A natural privacy screen made from plants is also subject to the relevant regulations, which often lead to disputes between neighbors. A clarifying conversation before implementing your own privacy protection ideas can help to avoid misunderstandings and anger from the outset.
