Plants and Landscaping for Walls and Privacy Screens
The concept of vertical gardens and living walls opens up a whole new surface upon which to landscape. It also acts as a privacy screen and can cover up an unsightly view. Discover the right plants to use for different parts of your wall or vertical garden, along with materials, designs, themes, ideas and types of privacy screens.
Whether it's for the area near your pool, barbecue, patio, or just a spot for enjoying some solitude, you need to figure out how to create that outdoor privacy screen. Follow these suggestions for sizing-up and finding the right privacy screen for your yard.More »
Check out this gallery of creative solutions to gain privacy in your yard. These photos are meant to suggest and inspire; obviously, you can't run out to your local big-box store and pick up a wall mural or bamboo forest.More »
Spilling or spreading plants -- "spillers" -- are perfect for planting above retaining walls, while some low-growing shrubs will spread over the top of a wall. Check out this list of spillers before landscaping near your privacy screen.More »
•Things to Consider: Outdoor Privacy Screens and Retreats
Whether it's for the area near your pool, barbecue, patio, or just a spot for enjoying some solitude, you need to figure out how to create that outdoor privacy screen. Follow these suggestions for sizing-up and finding the right privacy screen for your yard.More »
•What are Screen Plantings?
Acquaint yourself with the term as you delve into the world of walls, fences and vertical gardens.More »
•What is an Espalier?
Find out what it is, and if you should employ the concept in your yard.More »
•What is a Green Screen?
Does it have something to do with special effects for films? If so, what does it have to do with privacy and outdoor living spaces?More »
•Privacy Screens: A Gallery of Ideas
Check out this gallery of creative solutions to gain privacy in your yard. These photos are meant to suggest and inspire; obviously, you can't run out to your local big-box store and pick up a wall mural or bamboo forest.More »
•All About Vertical Gardens
Walled gardens have been around for centuries. Get a brief history lesson on vertical gardens, along with ideas for how to design one for your particular outdoor space.More »
•The Best Climbing Plants for Walls
Ideally, climbing plants grow quickly to disguise a fence, wall or unsightly view. Check out our picks for some of the top climbing plants.More »
•The Top 10 Climbing Roses
One remedy for disguising an ugly wall, fence or view: grow something beautiful to cover it up. Vining or climbing roses can give you something to enjoy looking at when you escape into your backyard. Some varieties smell good, too. Enjoy our suggestions for the top 10 climbing roses.More »
•The Best Plants for Crevices
Many low-maintenance plants will survive in those cracks and crevices found between bricks or stones in walls. Consult this list of the best plants for crevices and cracks in walls before landscaping for privacy or to enhance your outdoor space.More »
•The Best Plants for Walls: Spillers
Spilling or spreading plants -- "spillers" -- are perfect for planting above retaining walls, while some low-growing shrubs will spread over the top of a wall. Check out this list of spillers before landscaping near your privacy screen.More »