Why do people go for shrubs and trees for privacy?
A man’s home is his castle and is often the place you feel most safe. So therefore many people want it to be private and secure. Now with the price increase on timber products, it isn’t always a viable option to build a fence. So one of the alternatives that are far cheaper and has other benefits is planting trees for privacy.
- Plant trees to shield your property from prying eyes and to create a secluded outdoor area for your family.
- Screen off an eyesore or unattractive view from your property.
- Create a windbreak by using trees and shrubs.
3 Reasons to plant trees for privacy
Let’s take a closer look at our three justifications for employing screening plants and shrubs. Then, if you ever find yourself in need of some tree guidance, you can find Pro Tree Surgeon Norwich right here.
1. Plant trees to shield your property from prying eyes and to create a secluded outdoor area for your family.
Most people don’t need castles to protect them from invasions! Rather, it’s the feeling of being constantly watched by neighbours that can cause some unease. That’s because personal space is as essential to human well-being as food and water.
It’s all about finding the sweet spot, much like in a garden. The presence of too many trees might create an oppressive wall. When you bring in the laundry or pull out the deck chairs in a garden with too little privacy, you might as well be doing it in the spotlight.
Keep in mind that the need for a private oasis is very normal. And customers are always looking for advice on which trees will work well as a privacy screen.
Evergreens are excellent wind and privacy screens since their branches reach the ground. And unlike in the fall, when deciduous trees and bushes shed their leaves, you won’t have any unsightly gaps in your personal space.
Consider pleached trees if you want to see your garden but don’t want to see an unsightly view over head height. These trees have tall, straight trunks and bushy, compact crowns, making them ideal for screening out unwanted neighbours and altering the landscape of a garden.
*To stimulate your imagination, here are four types of screening trees:
The evergreen magnolias will keep your space private all year long.
When compared to some conifers, hornbeams are not as thick and black.
A fast-growing and concealing tree, silver birch.
Willow, a versatile material that may be woven into almost any form.
2. Screen off an eyesore or unattractive view from your property.
When determining a home’s worth, estate professionals always take the surrounding scenery into account. So the bus shelter next to your garden wall, the overly bright street lamp across the street, or the unsightly supermarket across the street are all things that could distract you or a potential buyer. And the loss of a sale or a decrease in the value of your home may result from this.
A sustainable option exists! Planting trees and shrubs as a form of screening is an economical and ecologically-responsible technique to accomplish two goals at once. The first is to conceal unsightliness and the second is to redirect the viewer’s gaze in a garden. In addition to “disappearing” the neighbour’s unsightly shed, careful planting, pruning, pollarding, and tree management can direct the eye wherever you’d like.
The best landscape designers have known for decades that trees can redirect and guide the eye. Imagine how an avenue of trees leads your eyes down the street. Well, your garden design can do the same thing, albeit on a much smaller scale. If you want to emphasise a certain feature, you can plant, trim, or pollard it to emphasise that feature.
3. Create a windbreak by using trees and shrubs.
Eco-friendly
Screening trees and hedges are beneficial to the environment. This is because they provide cover and a secure environment for wildlife, which is especially crucial in urban areas.
Look after furniture and flowers
Strong wind gusts and currents can have a significant influence on exposed areas in the city or the countryside. And that wind can knock down garden furniture and break delicate roses if you have them. So the purpose of a windbreak or weather screen is to create a semi-permeable barrier to shield the area on the protected side from the elements.
Better than a fence?
The trees in a windbreak are semi-permeable if they block most of the wind without completely allowing it to pass through. In contrast, a solid wooden fence is like a ship’s sail in that it could eventually move with the wind. This occurs if a section of your fence extends into the garden of your neighbour.
Good enough for farmers
This method of tree planting is historically accurate. Farmers have been using windbreaks to protect crops and prevent soil erosion by planting trees around agricultural fields.
Which way does your garden face?
The south-westerly wind is the most common in the United Kingdom. A tree or shrub windbreak will work wonders if your garden faces that direction.
Money-saving
The physics of wind tunnels reveals an interesting fact. For every metre of height, the wind speed is reduced by up to ten metres on the sheltered side. Since the wind is being deflected and slowed, there will be fewer draughts within the home. And this translates to savings on heating costs. This highlights the importance of keeping your windscreen in good condition.
Professional tree surgeon maintenance of tree screens
Remember you need to perform any necessary pollarding or pruning on your tree screens. The cost of this upkeep could end up being a wise investment in your home’s resale value, savings on utility bills, the health of your plants, and your sanity.
Reach out to our tree surgeons today!
When you schedule a consultation, we will gladly offer our expert opinion on how to best hide your garden through the use of trees for privacy.