Jun 17 2008
Add a Touch of Privacy
Privacy, it is an important idea that goes into planning a backyard space. People want to enjoy the comfort of their yards without becoming the focal point for anyone walking by.
This need for privacy has created a growing market for privacy fencing and other products that separate backyard oasis from the busy world outside. Unfortunately, privacy fences are not always the most attractive thing in the world to grace a yard. Thankfully, though; there are things that you can do to create both the privacy and elegance for your space.
Using Foliage:
Of course, one of the most basic things that you can do is to use foliage as either a privacy wall in itself or to cover up a privacy fence. Dense privacy shrubs can provide a living screen for a yard and can be purchased in varieties that need very limited care.
If you need a fence, for things such as keeping your pets in the yard, but don’t want to see it, simply cover it up with large bushes, evergreen tress and shrubbery or climbing plants. There is a lot that you can do to cover up a privacy fence and you can incorporate it all into the overall theme of your landscaping.
Elegant Blind-spots:
Although most privacy fencing is done to the complete yard, there really isn’t a need to do so. You can create privacy areas for entertaining or relaxing by using decorative screens. Mount them in flower beds and you will have elegant partitions that also serve as a focal point to your landscaping.
Screens:
Lastly, use backyard screens. These can be simple from a trellis to extravagant, such as a decorative wooden room divider. You can add a touch of rustic with built in wooden planters or make it whimsical with thin metal framing.
Screening can also be done by using large flower beds with tall perennials or with trees.
There are many ways to combine practical and ornate when it comes to privacy fencing and it is simply a matter of finding what works best for you and your space.
Sirena Van Schaik
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