Flowering privacy hedge

Block nosey neighbors, cut down on noise and grow a natural privacy screen that looks beautiful with these fast growing shrubs and bushes.

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To create a beautiful privacy screen or yard separator, try planting one of these flowering hedge plants that will beautify your yard.

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An impressive fence does provide a welcome sense of privacy. Although even the nicest ones can have the unfortunate effect of shouting "keep out". Tall, thick, and dense evergreen shrubs on the other hand, also provide that sense of solitude but do so with a leafy whisper. Here are our favorites for all zones.

The lilacs in both SD and Iowa were beautiful. They grow not only in yards but along highways and in woods.

To create a beautiful privacy screen or yard separator, try planting one of these flowering hedge plants that will beautify your yard.

It may be small now, but this Green Giant Arborvitae Seedling from National Plant Network will truly live up to its name. Growing in a dense, pyramid-like shape, the versatile tree can be pruned to create a low screen or hedge or left to tower over your outdoor space, forming a large privacy hedge or windscreen. Boasting a vibrant green color year-round, the hearty plant resists disease and thrives in a variety of soils, making it a wonderful addition to your landscaping.

Once you've planted your new hedge, your work has only just started! Here's the low-down on helping your Leylandii trees to grow and thrive.