A line of evergreen trees or shrubs can provide year round seclusion even better than a fence because there are no municipal restrictions on how high they can grow.
Living privacy fence trees.
Natural fences constructed of shrubbery trees or flowering bushes are attractive and environmentally friendly havens for songbirds butterflies and other desirable fauna.
For fast growing living privacy fence choose arborvitae evergreen trees such as the thuja green giant arborvitae trees are some of the most popular species of privacy trees for backyards.
These rapidly growing evergreen conifers add to between 3 and 5 ft.
Emerald arborvitae thuja occidentalis emerald is a small tree or tall evergreen shrub well suited for the loose border style of living privacy fence.
1 1 5 m of height yearly.
Living fences can cost as little as 1 per linear foot.
That s a savings of 1 450 on a 50 foot fence.
Hedges sited along contours can reduce rainfall erosion on slopes.
These living fences.
On the downside living fences may need pruning watering mulching and fertilizing.
And while many communities have rules restricting the construction of tall fences restrictions governing the planting of trees and shrubs are rare.