If you’d like to add an extra layer of privacy to your yard, consider planting shrubs next to your ornamental steel or wood fence. Lush greens add beautiful accents to your yard while also covering the gaps between posts. Here are a few species that make dense hedges.

What to Plant Around Your Fence for Added Privacy

1. Emerald Green Arborvitae

This shrub is tolerant to both cold and heat, and once it’s rooted, it requires no watering. This lush evergreen can grow up to 15 feet tall and 4 feet wide. You can trim it into shapes for decoration or mold it into a protective hedge.

2. Privet

This shrub provides fast-growing coverage with fragrant white flowers. It thrives in North Carolina’s warmer climate, and has dense foliage you can easily shape. Since it grows up to 3 feet each year, you need to prune it regularly.

3. Boxwood

This plant can grow up to 20 feet tall. It has small leaves that range from deep green to gold or white, depending on the variety. The small leaves are densely packed, creating a lush living wall you can carve into shapes. In the summer, this shrub prefers shade and requires frequent watering.

4. Bamboo

While bamboo is a type of tree, it provides a barrier when planted close together. It’s one of the fastest growing plants in the world and spreads easily. It’s resistant to a range of weather conditions, including humidity and heat and cooler temperatures. Once the tree is cut, it doesn’t grow back, allowing you to create the shape you want.

5. Skip Laurel

This versatile shrub thrives in both sunny and shady yards. Its bright green leaves and fragrant white blossoms attract bees and butterflies. Since its leaves are small, this plant creates tidy hedges if regularly pruned.
 

If you want to boost the privacy of your home with a wood fence, turn to Holman Fence LLC in Kernersville, NC. This family-owned company prides itself on high-quality workmanship, outstanding customer service, and over 20 years of product knowledge. They also work with PVC, chain-link, aluminum, and ornamental steel. Visit their website to learn more about wood fencing, or call (336) 650-9613 to discuss a project.