Natural Privacy Fence Plants for Zone 7 Long Island

For an L-shaped area in partial sun, Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica) offers variegated yellow-green foliage to 6 feet, complementing a coral bark maple. Other evergreen options: 'Sky Pencil' Japanese holly, Hicks yew, Japanese plum yew, rosebay rhododendron, leatherleaf viburnum, and Daphniphyllum. Mix textures and heights for a natural screen, not a solid wall. Space plants per mature width.