Privacy Garden Plan: Living Screen for Seclusion Without Isolation

Free Garden Plan: Perimeter Planting for Gentle Screening

Create a sense of sanctuary without fortress-like walls using our Privacy Garden Plan. Perimeter planting beds enclose your space just enough to foster seclusion while maintaining openness—screening views without blocking them entirely.

A small maple tree, chokeberry bushes, and two low evergreens form the screening backbone, while perennials, annuals, and bulbs provide seasonal color. For additional vibrancy, incorporate daylilies, veronica, salvia, dwarf irises, and asters. Designed as a flowering screen between lawn and street, this 16-foot module repeats easily for longer boundaries.

Plant in full sun, leaving one or two mower widths between garden and sidewalk. Our free Planting Guide includes an enlarged illustration, detailed layout diagram, complete plant list with alternatives, and comprehensive installation instructions. Free one-time registration unlocks unlimited access to all our garden planning resources.