Plants for Screening & Privacy


Fast, leafy plants for screening and privacy, from bamboo to tall grasses, ideal for hiding a fence, boundary or unwanted view.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Bamboo is one of the best, growing tall and evergreen for fast, year-round screening, alongside tall ornamental grasses and dense evergreen plants. This collection brings together hardy plants that all screen well in UK gardens.

    Bamboo is among the fastest, putting up tall canes quickly to screen a view or fence. For a row of pots on a balcony or terrace it is hard to beat, giving height and evergreen cover in a season or two.

    Yes, a row of screening plants in large containers makes an excellent privacy screen for a balcony, roof terrace or patio. Bamboo and tall grasses work especially well, and pots also keep vigorous plants neatly contained.

    Choose evergreen screening plants, such as many bamboos, and they keep their leaves and screening power right through winter. Deciduous plants thin out in the cold months, so mix in evergreens where year-round privacy matters.

    Pick a clump-forming variety, grow it in a large pot, or install a root barrier around running types. Removing any stray shoots as they appear keeps a screening bamboo exactly where you want it.

    Plants for screening and privacy

    The quickest, greenest way to gain privacy is to grow it. Screening plants put up a living wall of foliage that blocks an unwanted view, softens a hard fence and filters wind and noise, all far more beautifully than a panel of timber. This collection gathers hardy plants that screen well, led by bamboo and backed up by tall grasses and dense evergreens.

    Screening for balconies, terraces and small gardens

    You do not need a boundary border to gain privacy. A row of screening plants in pots makes an instant green divider on a balcony, roof terrace or patio, shielding a seating area or blocking an overlooking window. Bamboo in particular grows tall in a container and stays evergreen all year.

    Screening a fence or boundary

    Along a fence or boundary, screening plants give height and cover that a fence alone cannot. Evergreen types screen all year, while a mix of heights and textures looks more natural than a single clipped hedge. Most establish quickly and need little once settled.

    Planting and care

    Plant in spring in improved soil, water well for the first year or two, and mulch in spring. Choose clump-forming bamboos or contain vigorous ones in pots or with a root barrier. A little thinning of older stems each year keeps a screen looking fresh.