Privacy screen for the terrace with plants

Annual climbing plants - floral heavenly climbers as natural privacy screens

In the near-natural terrace design, walls and fences are frowned upon as privacy screens because they visually overwhelm the area. Instead, annual climbing plants on the decorative trellis are given new honors in the creative design plan. With their rapid growth, they act as a magnificent, natural privacy screen that prevents strangers from looking at you without long waiting times. The following climbers score with a long flowering time and pretty foliage:

• Morning glory (Ipomoea) inspires with huge funnel-shaped flowers and a long flowering period from June to October
• Black-eyed Susanne (Thunbergia alata) for the flower-rich terrace planting on the elegant trellis
• Sweet pea (Lathyrus) serves as a natural privacy screen and gives the gardener beautiful cut flowers at the same time
• Climbing snapdragons (Maurandya scandens) trumps with abundant flowers until the first frost

In contrast, evergreen or hardy climbing plants take plenty of time to grow. Furthermore, the maintenance proves to be demanding with regard to the professional pruning. Until ivy Climbing hydrangeas or rambler roses act as green privacy screens, the gardener's patience will be put on the torture for a few years. Smart ideas are required for the transition phase, such as reed mats and similar privacy protection solutions build by yourself can.

Nasturtiums - privacy screens with rural charm

A prime example of the romantic terrace planting with flowering climbing plants is Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus). In the design of country house and Cottage gardens the uncomplicated flower beauty has made a name for itself. With their busy growth, the flexible shoots conquer a climbing aid in no time in sunny and partially shaded locations. The hand- or finger-shaped decorative leaves thrive so densely that you are unmolested on the terrace.

Green privacy screens for the whole year - tips for evergreen patio plants

Plants with evergreen leaves maintain your privacy without seasonal gaps. This has the advantage that the terrace is available to you as a relaxing refuge even on mild winter days, undisturbed by annoying spectators. The focus is on lean ones Bushesthat do not shed their leaves and take up little space in the bucket. Recommended types and varieties for permanent terrace planting are presented in the following selection:

Deciduous shrubs

• Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea 'Red Column') with white flowers, red berries and long thorns; 200-350 cm
• Barberry (Berberis julianae) bears golden-yellow summer flowers and blue berries over evergreen leaves; 200-300 cm
• Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) convinces as a reliable green privacy screen without extensive maintenance;

Conifers

• Arborvitae 'Smaragd' (Thuja occidentalis) a slender, natural privacy screen in premium quality; 200-300 cm
• Columnar 'Fastigiata Robusta' (Taxus baccata) forms a row to form an opaque green wall; 300-400 cm
• Columns-False cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), evergreen bodyguard for the terrace; 350-400 cm

When caring for this evergreen terrace planting, please note the limited winter hardiness in the tub or planter. Due to the exposed location, the root balls of hardy woody plants are more vulnerable to frost than deep in the Garden soil. Therefore, wrap the vessels with fleece, foil or in winter Coconut mats(€ 21.90 at Amazon *) and slide a thick block of wood underneath.

Fast growing flowering bushes - natural privacy for the impatient

Evergreen deciduous shrubs grow according to the motto 'hurry with a while'. For the intolerant gardener, flowering shrubs are just what they are looking for, compensating for the deficiency of autumn leaf shedding with rapid growth and abundant abundance of flowers. In the large bucket, the growth rockets stage themselves under the ornamental shrubs as a natural privacy screen when it is most urgently needed on the terrace at the beginning of the open-air season.

The model boy in this illustrious circle is that Buddleia (Buddleja davidii), which enchants with breathtaking scented flowers from July to October. The butterfly bush presents its picturesque festival of colors with a growth rate of 50 to 150 cm per year, paired with a good-natured cut tolerance.

Filigree guardians of your privacy - grasses as a natural privacy screen

Green privacy screens without a repulsive bulwark character are a particular challenge in successful terrace design. Here the view is directed towards tall grasses, the individual stalks of which gather to form an impenetrable wall and yet simulate filigree transparency. We have put together the most beautiful grass species and varieties for you here:

• Chinese reed 'Great Fountain' (Miscanthus sinensis) natural privacy screen from the first summer; 125-175 cm
• Riding grass 'Karl Foerster' (Calamagrostis x acutiflora) a man-high piece of jewelery for terrace design; 120-150 cm
• Bamboo 'Jumbo' (Fargesia murielae) thrives in the bucket as a green privacy screen for the whole year; 125-180 cm
• Moor-Pipe grass (Moliniacaerulea) for the opaque terrace design in shady locations; 150-160 cm

Large and voluminous tubs are used as planters Flower boxes(€ 149.00 at Amazon *) equally into consideration. As a rule, tall types of grass require a substrate volume of 15 to 20 liters. Care is limited to regular watering and pruning in early spring, in good time before the fresh shoots.