30+ Border Trees And Shrubs

See our plants for privacy all of which typically reach their mature size within a few seasons. To create the best privacy border position the trees in a triangular configuration.

Hoe And Shovel New Zealand Tea Tree

Border trees and shrubs

Border plantings demarcate your yard or garden serving as adornment as well as a screen to block out any elements of the scene you would rather not see. This space serves as an outdoor gallery to showcase exceptional trees and shrubs. Whether your border is sunny or shady dry or boggy our broad selection has just the right border plant to bring new life to your garden.

Using a mixture of both evergreen and deciduous trees the triangles provide depth and optimal privacy. This space serves as an outdoor gallery to showcase exceptional trees and shrubs. A crescent shaped border turns a collection into an ensemble.

A straight row of tall trees blocking the neighbors may be efficient but it looks unnatural and static. The garden pictured contains several azaleas including the unusual violet blossoms of rhododendron blue bird along with lawson false cypress chamaecyparis lawsoniana and tall stewartia stewartia monadelpha nana. From hydrangea bushes to lilac bushes and every evergreen in between many attractive fast growing shrubs provide privacy hide eyesores and offer food and shelter for pollinators birds and other wildlife in a matter of a few seasons.

Mixed borders of shrubs small trees and perennials are interesting all year and less work than gardens of herbaceous perennials. Add shrubs and perennials to create a more natural border. Use varying heights and textures and add plants that bloom or have berries for year round interest.

They come in an amazing variety of forms and colors.

The Crape Myrtle Border Growing The Home Garden