Many gardeners love screening their gardens to carry out their activities in privacy. With garden screening, you have the freedom to select from many options. You can go for natural garden screens or synthetic ones or combine for wanted effects and results. Natural screen options include wooden, bamboo, trellis, fern reeds, willow canes and grasses. You can end up saving more with the natural options.

Meaning & List of Garden (Fence) Screening

Screening a garden serves nearly all similar basic functions of hurdling and fencing. That is, to provide a standing border.

Fences and hurdles can stand alone. However, screens don’t. In many cases, screens are put up on an existing fence. In absence of a fence, any structure that serves as your space boundary may be used. In addition to privacy, screens need to bring out the decorative feature.

Garden screening is, therefore, more about aesthetics and privacy than protection or creating a boundary.

1. Handcrafted or Planter Bamboo Screens

Bamboos are fast-growing woods that go way up making them an ideal choice. A natural backyard screening with planter bamboo can provide an almost instant transformation.

Think of a tropical paradise scenery for dining or just resting. For some added privacy against neighboring open spaces, use planters. You want an alternative solution to high walls. This is a worthy solution.

Try handcrafted wooden bamboo for the ideas below.

• Outdoor bamboo screening panels
• To enhance privacy and protection against weathering, extend the height with zinc extensions
• You can have vertical handcrafted bamboo sticks
• Fasten split bamboo fencing roll to a wire mesh fence

For low bamboo wood as screens, consider erecting a brick wall. Handcrafted wooden bamboo will further complement your garden pallet and seating furniture nearby.

Protect your bamboo for a complete natural screening. First, apply water repellent paint to bamboo. If you have a fixed wire mesh or ugly concrete wall fence try this from the inside for a complete decorative feature. It is also fully protective by itself.

Many bamboo varieties grow quickly and vigorously. Not all of them will grow in planters but can prove vital.

Best varieties to grow in large re-potable planters include Seabreeze, Multiplex hedge, Eargesia, and Buddha belly.

2. Trellises Screening

Apart from acting as plant trainers, trellises are another fabulous screening option. If you are after decorating the garden, trellises will provide vibes in a natural setting. If you wish to have a backyard space to relax, design open and plain trellises. Open trellis allows breezing fresh air and light to creep in. With trellises, you won’t be angered much by busy neighbors.

For improved privacy, just add simple tricks. Simply paint them white to cause disturbances to the eyes. You can also grow vines in pots or planters. For example, grow passions in large planters. Twist classic climbers or fragrant or sweet-scented vine varieties. Vines will also mean added privacy. We have listed a few vines below you may select from.

• White or purple-blue wisteria
• Akebia or chocolate vine
• Moonflower
• Honeysuckle
• Bougainvillea
• Pink Mandevilla
• Calico dutchman’s pipe
• Passionflower vine
• *Carolina Jessamine

(Grow with a lot of caution *highly toxic)

You can easily obscure the view from overlooking neighbors. Extend them up ensuring you close up the viewing angle. With the right selection of gardening trellis designs, it becomes even easier. This will help you find the right match and fix garden décor along the fence.

3. Garden Trees or Planters

Screening options don’t have to end with trellis or bamboo. Here are other ideas for tree lovers.

Have you ever considered planting fruit trees for garden screening? This will help divide your garden in the most natural way possible.

We recommend growing oranges or apple trees in big planters to enhance mobility. In case you change your mind or are rather welcome to opt for any other kind of your preference.

If you have been to the Mediterranean environment, you can bring and live the feelings. To liven up the experience for longer, try growing exotic such as lemons or oranges. Make sure you also take care of them. Trees can expand quickly and end up eating into your space. So think carefully about how you want to organize your garden space in the future.

Another considerable factor is the size of the trees. Although this also largely depends on the extent of your space. And if you don’t want to set up a fruit tree, you can set up green climbers if you want.

The main idea of garden trees is to make them as natural as possible. You can use small shorter tree varieties if your garden is smaller. If you have a larger outdoor space go for taller varieties. Large trees also do well in terms of allowing good airflow.

You can use large tree planters or pots for additional decoration and aesthetics. Remember to paint them with the color of choice. However, always keep the colors to match those of the outdoor furniture.

4. Wooden Planks & Hedge Walls

On one hand, wooden planks come with a design feature. That can be inviting as a screen material. On the other hand, hedge walls can transform your outdoor space through style and appearance. When so creatively combined, a natural balance will strike naturally.

For privacy purposes, first, consider erecting a stone wall. Unlike bamboo, common woods may be eaten by termites. So, paint them and spray a pesticide with residual effect.

5. Tall/Short Grasses

Grasses are dynamic natural garden screening anywhere anytime. Try a couple of natural screening ideas. Make it even possible to attempt something of mix and match.

Every gardener wants something to be proud of. At the same time have a low-maintenance garden fence and at the same time act as a screen. Trying mix-and-match for beginners is a great idea.

With every tall and short grass variety, natural screens are the idea of texture and color. Some grasses are loose while others grow closer together as a unit.

You can hold loose ones together in the right positions to manage the space they can occupy. Short grasses design befits a small garden while bringing out all-around aesthetic effects.

Go for hardy pampas grass if you have a large garden space. If your garden lies on a hilly side, try bred miscanthus varieties. Combine annuals with perennial grasses for match and fix. If you like, contrast thick and thin varieties of grasses.

6. Vertical Reeds Screening

Besides reeds being rich natural material sources for thatching, gardeners love them. They consider them an ideal option for garden screening.

Indeed, reeds make comprehensive garden screens. After having been dried, followed by heat treatment they don’t lose quality. Even after applying a disinfectant, they remain in their natural state of color and quality. They are slimmer than willow cane screening rolls

Attracting, even more, is the hue variation that adds a flash of appealing colors. This quality can transform your garden. From pallet furniture, and an outdoor kitchen corner to a picnic table. A full flow of decoration and flawless screening.

Screening with reeds can be captivating. If you are done with fencing, be creative to make use of wide bamboo stalks as planters.

Well, if you seem to have prioritized paving your garden don’t worry. It may appear green gardening is overlooked but all is not lost. You can brighten up hedges with shrubs and herbs. These two can help transform or decorate your garden too.

7. Horizontal Reeds Screening

Another quite decorative screen option to opt for is horizontal reed screening. You can do this with convenience and hustle less. Simply have stakes driven into the ground. The stakes can be used to hold the reeds in position making it easier.

Pros

• Easy to set up
• They can be fastened onto an already existing fence or another framework
• Horizontal reeds screens do not require high maintenance costs
• Suitable for larger spaces

One major downside though. You have a smaller outdoor space but don’t want more restrictions. This might not be a good screening option for you.

8. Willow Cane Screening Roll (6ft)

This screen material is made from natural 100% willow canes. Willow cane screens are available in rolls. They usually come in brown and green. You can purchase yours from a supplier near you.

Putting up this screen is not a new or novel thing. It is quite easy since screens come with instructions. There is a certain feeling of instant upgrade to your open backyard space. More so, creating privacy.

If you have a pergola (patio roof) or an arbor, you can still fix over them to provide shade. You may have screened using woven willow canes but are still not confident. You can get some climbing plants grown in containers. Hook the containers vertically along the sides you want privacy beefed up. If time and resources allow, erect a strong knee-high wooden edge. Tree planters will also do well.

Cons

• Easy to install
• Are anti-rot and they don’t corrode easily
• Water-resistant
• Mildew resistant
• Adds height to existing wall or fence
• Flexible to use (applied on its own or attach against an existing framework)
• Can be cut to suitable sizes (from supplied variations ranging from 16ft 5 inches x 6ft)
• Hide unsightly walls and bins
• Partition material for private garden spaces
• Tolerant to accumulation of lead
• Their flexibility means weaving is possible

9. Living Screens

Gardening is certainly about trying something fresher, attractive or buzzing. When you just can’t stand the labor required by DIYs, challenge yourself by growing. This will allow you to break your one-way screening monotony. Live green screens refresh whilst making your garden more interesting.

Living green screens is also a simple upgrade to artificial fencing. Go for plants or trees with good foliage cover. Check out if they are adaptable to different growing conditions. Ensure you dig deep and have forked out valuable information on which species to opt for.

Pros

• Living screens don’t necessitate pruning
• They are low-cost maintenance
• Great gardening design for a larger outdoor space
• Live screens can serve as an extension of your gardening identity

Grow potted plants of your liking.

10. Leftover DIY Screening Project

Old is gold… so they say! Next time you demolish an old apartment don’t throw away the old wood. These may be wooden window pieces, wardrobe closets, shutters ,and shelf verticals. You can sandpaper them if they look dull. Treat those leftover materials using traditional methods. Or just apply paint afterward

Put minds together during the holiday. Know exactly what tools, decorative art or paint colors, etc. are in store. try to figure out what you may add. So, color shades, patterns and textures should be treated with the importance they deserve.

Suppose you have an idea for a personal pergola DIY project. Let each member chip in with creativity, instincts, insights, or just ideas to inspire you. Weave these pieces together to come up with something decorative.

This may include drawing patterns or installing solar lights or doing color works. Take for instance painting a wooden DIY screen to serve as your outdoor cinema background. Nevertheless, it requires patience.

Word On Garden Screening

Some factors regarding organizing your space may make putting up garden screens an endless hustle. These may include issues with the size and positioning of adjacent buildings.

So think about the end result on your landscape before even you start the setup. Here are tips to help you find lasting solutions quite cheaply.

• Where possible, shift your boundaries in good time to help create a workable space
• Try to relocate or move your screening boundaries if the positions of buildings seem the problem
• Set more practical gardening projects to enable you do harmonious screening
• Have necessary tools ready in store