Privacyshrubs
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8 Best 5–6 Foot Evergreen Shrubs for Privacy | Year-Round Screening Plants
December 10, 2024 - Table of ContentsBest 5 to 6-Foot Evergreen Shrubs for PrivacyGolden Mop False Cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Mop')Green Mountain Boxwood
Monrovia
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22 of the Best Evergreen Shrubs for Privacy (All Zones) | Be Inspired
September 9, 2025 - Zones 5-9. Prized for its brilliant, silver-blue foliage, use Wichita Blue for a low-maintenance, large-scale privacy screening or a serious windbreak. Full sun. Moderate growing up to 15' tall and 6' wide; larger with age.
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Pretty Purple Door
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5-6 Foot Evergreen Shrubs For Your Landscape
May 9, 2020 - But, Little Goblin will provide a lot of winter interest in your landscape and fits into that 5-6′ range nicely. Little Red’s dense growth and compact nature make it useful for privacy screens in areas where taller hedges would not work.
PlantingTree
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Evergreen Shrubs for a Dynamic Landscape | Collection | PlantingTree™ - PlantingTree
June 1, 2017 - Learn more about our shade loving evergreen shrubs. ... Mr. Bowling Ball Arborvitae ... Dwarf evergreens are great for groundcovers, mixed beds, mass plantings, and borders. These petite plants fit just about anywhere. ... These bushes are excellent for foundation and group plantings and hedges. ... Evergreen bushes that grow 6 feet tall or larger are often called privacy shrubs.
University of Maryland Extension
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Plants for Mixed Privacy Screens | University of Maryland Extension
A variety of evergreen and deciduous trees are used in this privacy screen.
Garden Goods Direct
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Buy Evergreen Shrubs Online | Garden Goods Direct
Cherry Laurels are beautiful, low-maintenance evergreens that produce mildly fragrant flowers in the spring. They are receptive to pruning and excellent choices for naturalizing or using as a privacy hedge.
Conifer Kingdom
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Evergreen Hedges | Privacy Evergreen Shrubs and Plants | Conifer Kingdom
The finer-textured varieties, such as boxwoods, arborvitaes, or red cedars, can be used in either small or large areas as tall evergreen privacy hedges or low formal hedges for knot gardens, parterres, or borders.
Reddit
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r/rva on Reddit: best evergreen shrub or tree to grow for natural privacy fence?
May 13, 2020 -
Calling all Richmond gardeners and landscapers!
I would like to plant evergreen shrubs or trees along my yard to create a natural privacy fence for all seasons. Does anyone have experience with the best non-invasive options? I'm looking for something relatively low maintenance, fast-growing with good height (at least 8', preferably taller), and good for privacy all year round.
There is a large oak close to where the fence-line would be (maybe 5-6' away) so I don't know if that would cause a problem. Despite that the area still gets quite a bit of sun.
I have my eye on Arborvitae and Juniper but I don't know which varieties are best for this purpose. Obviously I'm open to way more options than those two!
Thanks for your time and input!
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Not Leyland cypress Not eastern red cedar. Buy in the 4-5 ft range. Young trees will establish faster, overcoming the initial size differential of a 7-10 ft tree. Whatever you plant, plant a tree that MEETS the conditions of your site.
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I'd recommend planting a variety of species and staying away from the typical Leyland cypress planting. I'd try a variety of American Holly, eastern redcedar, magnolia, and maybe an exotic like hinoki cypress.
Garden Design
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21 Best Small Evergreen Shrubs for Year-Round Color | Garden Design
August 24, 2022 - Keep this broadleaf evergreen shrub neatly clipped for a formal appearance or allow it to grow naturally for a softer look. Learn more about growing boxwood. ... Zones: 6-9 Exposure: Full sun to partial shade Growth habit: Upright columnar habit Height/Spread: 6 to 8 feet tall, 1 to 2 feet wide · This broadleaf evergreen produces small glossy dark green leaves that create a lush backdrop. The upright narrow habit is suitable for privacy screening, as hedging and for tight spaces such as side yards.
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5-6 Foot Evergreen Shrubs For Your Landscape
May 9, 2020 - 5-6 foot size is the "sweet spot" for evergreen shrubs in the home landscape.
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r/landscaping on Reddit: Best privacy evergreen shrubs to plant along fence?
November 8, 2024 -
Hi There-
Looking for some advice on what the best evergreen shrub is to plant along our fence. Our backyard neighbors recently ripped out all of the shrubs on their side that had been growing up and over the fence and provided a nice amount of greenery and privacy.
Excuse all the leaves (that's just from the last few days), but our fence line is about 19-20 feet long from that cutout to our playset. At it's shortest point (by the bucket in the photo), there's about 4 feet from the fence to the lawn. It's not perfectly squared, so at other points it's more like 5-6 feet.
Would green giants do the trick? If so, what kind of spacing should I aim for? We live in MD and I've been told by a few folks that if we plant now, we'll be ok for the winter with plenty of watering over the next 4-5 weeks.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!
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Boxwood, mountain pepper, red dynamo photinia. Really, tho it is what you want. Something that blocks view or wind or both. Are you in an hoa. Less waist or minimal care. Flowers, decorative or something more muted.
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Photinia. But plant them 2-3 feet from the fence and 3-4 feet apart. They get huge.
Proven Winners
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21 Best Evergreen Shrubs for Year-Round Garden Color
There are lots of options for evergreen ... globes, like Tater Tot® arborvitae · Low-growing evergreens excellent for edging or groundcover, like Montana Moss® juniper...
The Spruce
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10 Best Evergreens for Hedges and Privacy Screens
February 23, 2024 - It will reach a height of 6 to 9 feet and a spread of 3 to 5 feet. Name: Variegated Japanese Laurel (Aucuba japonica 'Variegata') ... The more upright cotoneasters can be used to form a solid hedge. Several cotoneaster species are evergreen or semi-evergreen. There are several varieties; C. lucidus grows up to 10 feet tall, C. glaucophyllus grows 3 to 4 feet tall with a 6-foot spread, and C. franchetii grows 6 feet tall with a 6-foot spread. This shrub requires little pruning but any shaping should be done in early spring for evergreens and just before the start of new growth for semi-evergreens.
Instant Hedge
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7 Fast-Growing Hedges & Shrubs for Privacy - InstantHedge
March 16, 2022 - American Arborvitae make a wonderful, low-maintenance, evergreen, fast-growing hedge. It works especially well as a privacy hedge. ... Green Giant Arborvitae is the big exception to the rule that Arborvitae grow slowly.
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Best year round shrub/plant in Northeast for privacy - Bogleheads.org
Photinia red robin Nandina Domestica Perhaps look at Japonicas and also smoke bush. These are all hardy to zone 5/6, grow to around 6 feet tall, will tolerate any soil and any sun/shade. The photinia and nandina are evergreen and commonly used for hedging.
The Spruce
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Plant These 22 Fast-Growing Privacy Shrubs for a Secluded Yard
March 4, 2025 - Because it blooms on new wood, this shrub should be cut back every year in late winter. ... Mature Size: 6-8 ft. tall, 6-8 ft. wide ... Leyland cypress (x Hesperotropsis leylandii) is a fast-growing evergreen conifer adding 3 to 5 feet per year. Arborvitae (Thuja x 'Green Giant'), Japanese privet (L. japonicum), and Nellie Stevens (Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens') are also excellent selections. What are the best low-maintenance shrubs for privacy?
Almost Eden
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Medium Sized Shrubs - 4 to 8 feet high - Almost Eden
Evergreen and deciduous shrubs that generally stay between about 5 to 8 feet high without any pruning whatsoever or with only very minimal pruning. Many of these medium-sized shrubs are well-suited to use as both formal and informal hedges, natural screens, as backdrops for perennial borders, and as specimen plants.
This Old House
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13 Evergreen Privacy Shrubs That Also Reduce Noise Pollution - This Old House
August 20, 2024 - The American Holly is a classic evergreen with glossy, dark green leaves and distinctive red berries (on female plants). Its dense growth habit makes it an excellent choice for privacy screens, while the bright berries add seasonal color.
Fast Growing Trees
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Evergreen Trees for Sale | FastGrowingTrees.com
1 day ago - Each tree ships in a plastic nursery pot or cloth grow bag, which is secured carefully in recyclable cardboard packaging. Your evergreen will arrive happy, healthy, and ready to be planted in your yard. With our larger sizes, including trees up to 7-8 feet tall and in 10-15 gallon pots, you can even get instant privacy as soon as you plant!
University of Minnesota Extension
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Choosing evergreens for your landscape | UMN Extension
These evergreens will mature at 20 to 30 feet, with a spread of 5 to 10 feet, depending on the variety. Juniper shrubs with horizontal shapes can spread to 5 or 6 feet in a few years. Heights vary considerably according to the variety. An 18-inch high skandia juniper is far more useful under a ground level window than its 5-foot relative, savin juniper.