When you want more privacy at home, it helps to know that there are fast growing privacy plants. Privacy plants provide a green screen that blocks unwanted views of you or your property, without being harsh. Green screens are pretty to look at {from both sides!} and can also smell terrific, depending on what type of plant you choose. Check out some examples of fast growing privacy plants to enhance your outdoor living space.
Fast Growing Privacy Plants For Outdoor Living
Fast Growing Privacy Vines
To cover a fence or an arbor quickly, there are some beautiful vines that will do the job. Try Clematis or Ivy. Clematis climbs anywhere from 7-10 feet tall. It features beautiful flowers that are about 6 inches in diameter and smell amazing! Select a Clematis plant that is already two or three years old, and you won’t have to wait long for the blooms to cover the vine.
Ivy grows very tall, so it’s perfect for a pergola or high fence. English Ivy spreads quickly, and blooms with greenish-white to yellow flowers.
Shrubs
Arborvitae is one of the most popular fast growing privacy shrubs you can buy. It’s ideal because it is evergreen, and grows so compactly you can fit it into a narrow space and it will flourish. And as an extra plus, Arborvitae does not need shaping to keep it in line.
If you love butterflies and hummingbirds, try a Butterfly bush. During the summer it blooms with pretty purple cone-shaped flowers. Not only will you love them, but so do butterflies and hummingbirds.
Pyracantha is another shrub to consider for a fast growing privacy plant. During the fall, Pyracantha is covered in pretty red berries that last well through the winter months.
Other Fast Growing Privacy Plants
Another notable privacy plant is the Sweet Privacy Murraya. This plant grows into a lovely hedge or screen with fragrant white flowers. The flowers bloom in Spring, late summer, and fall. Murraya is native to Australia.
Privet
This plant adds as much as 2-3 feet to its height every year, so it is indeed a fast growing privacy plant! You can grow it as a hedge, but be prepared to prune it every year to help it keep its shape. Every spring you will enjoy the fragrant white flowers that cover the privet plant.
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