Container Plants For Patio Privacy

Line up several large pots of these exotic beauties to create a living privacy screen.

Container plants for patio privacy.

This fragrant plant attracts birds to the yard and makes an excellent privacy fence or border when planted in several containers in a row. These shrubs with color grow best in zones 4 through 7 and thrive in partial shade areas in hot climates and full sun in cooler regions. Although it can be a fast spreading menace when grown in the ground bamboo is a dramatic specimen plant when grown in a large container where it can t escape. Choose the type of tree that can grow in your area and plant it in a container or planter.

Pruning them back hard in the. In cold climates dig up the rhizomes after the first frost and store indoors until you can replant in spring. When planting bamboo make the planting hole twice as wide as the root ball. Add seasonal annuals around the base of the.

It makes a perfect fast growing screen for privacy. Best privacy container shrubs. If you re planting in a container make sure it s big enough. Broadleaf evergreen trees such as camellias camellia spp are another choice.

Plant shrub roses boxwood shrubs or spirea for patio screening that requires lesser height. Butterfly bushes are true to their name attracting an outstanding variety of winged pollinators. Starting with mature plants in large pots provides instant privacy.