Do not underestimate the space requirements of privacy hedges
Privacy hedges will be as natural privacy screen usually planted as young plants, which then actually provide the desired privacy effect over the years. This approach does not only mean that the garden owner has to be very patient. Often times, the space required by the adult plants is like Cherry laurel and Spruce also so underestimated that later space problems are inevitable. Tree and bushy Growing hedges are usually at least one meter wide, but can also take up a width of around two meters when they get older. With the all-round edging of a garden with a side length of 10 x 10 meters, this results in a hedge length of 40 meters and thus around 40 square meters of minimum space requirement. As a rule, it should be possible to use this area more effectively in a small garden.
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Solid screen variants made of different materials
There are different ways of visually delimiting a garden plot with solid materials and at the same time protecting it against gusts of wind:
- Privacy screens made of wood
- Screen walls made of durable textile fabric and mesh materials
- Close-to-nature privacy screen variants Branches
- Stone walls made of natural stone, concrete or bricks
- Composite privacy screens Stone baskets (Gabions)
However, there are also reasons that speak against the listed screen variants. Often high costs, local building regulations or an insufficiently stable subsurface can be arguments against these massive types of privacy screens.
Provide privacy with a narrow privacy screen made of plants
The widespread hedge plant Thuja occidentalis Smaragd grows upright in a columnar shape and rarely becomes wider than about half a meter even without regular pruning at the base. A living privacy screen but can also be attractively blooming with a corresponding climbing option Climbing plants realize. With a Rhizome barrier or in pots, different types of bamboo can not only be used in the japanese garden ensure privacy in a decorative way.
Tips
"Urban gardening", which is in vogue, focuses on the horizontal cultivation of various types of fruit and vegetables, as only a small area is required for this. Strongly trailing beans are suitable as seasonal privacy screens and bring delicious yields. If you prefer a more permanent variant, you can also use a climbing aid with grapevines or hardy kiwi plants.
