ᐅ Which type of hedge is suitable for privacy screening?

Created on: 8 Jun 2017 12:36
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Von Anstetten
Hello everyone, our single-family house is now finished, and from the very large and long kitchen window, we look directly onto the very ugly house and the neglected garden of our neighbor.

There is 3m (10 feet) of space, about 2m (6.5 feet) of which will be paved. I am at a loss as to what would be suitable, and also visually appealing, without taking up too much space. Hedges seem not tall enough, or do they just take a long time to grow?

Thank you very much!
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Eldea
9 Jun 2017 09:34
77.willo schrieb:
It does not produce underground shoots that emerge several meters away from the main plant. It always grows new shoots directly from the plant itself. You will only need to prune it once a year once the desired height is reached. If it becomes too wide, you can simply cut the plant back and you will have new bamboo...
Unfortunately, bamboo is not included in the planting list of the building permit / planning permission. Therefore, hornbeam or European beech also suit us well. This way, we already meet the requirements and can then explore further options.
Sascha_aus_H9 Jun 2017 10:38
Has anyone of you transplanted common privet? Our development plan is unfortunately very restrictive as well, and so far our choice would fall on that.
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apokolok
9 Jun 2017 13:41
The Japanese photinia is still quite an attractive evergreen hedge plant for me.
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Bieber0815
11 Jul 2018 23:42
I’ll add a few more:

Caramelberry. Leycesteria formosa ’Purple Rechtsanwältin’

Yellow magnolia. Magnolia ’Daphne’

Evergreen hobblebush. Viburnum rhytidophylloides ’Willowwood’

Various garden hibiscus and rose mallow.

Lilac (various)

Panicled hydrangea

Well, and of course, if your soil and climate allow it, rhododendrons!
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Caidori
12 Jul 2018 08:04
Bieber0815, your list is great. I stumbled upon it by chance yesterday and now I have a long list of shrubs ^^

Since we need quite a few plants and I prefer shrubs and bushes over traditional flower beds, your list is simply fantastic. It feels like with what I already had before and the "borrowed" ones from your list, we can now finish our garden – well, at least in terms of the shrubs.

If we can find a company to handle all our paving work, our garden might actually come together this year. But that’s really a challenging task.