Best Evergreen Hedges For Privacy (2024 Updated)

The upright deciduous shrub is ideal for those who want to add a pop of color to their garden. It features creamy-white fragrant flowers followed by round blue-black fruit. Its dense and bushy characteristics make it perfect for privacy screens, wind screens, hedges, and small trees. Its dark green and bright green glossy foliage has larger leaves compared to the Sinense. This fast-growing shrub will reach 8-10 feet high, making it an excellent choice for people looking for fast results. The low-maintenance evergreen needs a regular watering schedule to ensure the growth of a mature root system. Once the root system is established, occasional watering is required, except during a drought, where regular watering is needed. Pruning is advised to keep the shrub in the desired shape, and shearing is recommended 2-3 times per year. Mulching is recommended to discourage weeds, retain moisture, and maintain low temperatures. It has a compact habit with glossy foliage that can be pruned into topiary or small standard trees. This shrub is an evergreen and displays a profusion of white blooms. It is useful as a hedge, screen, or windbreak, and performs well in containers and as a topiary specimen. Due to their versatility and undemanding nature, it is widely used in home landscapes. You can plant them as hedges, foundation plants, patio trees, or in shrub borders. Grown, packaged and shipped exclusively by Florida Foliage.

The Thuja Green Giant, grown, packaged, and shipped exclusively by Florida Foliage, is a rapidly-growing, broad pyramidal evergreen tree that can reach a height of 30-50 feet. It features medium to dark green foliage that is perfect for use as a decorative accent, windbreak, or privacy screen. This plant is easy to grow, adaptable, and requires a regular watering schedule to ensure the growth of a mature root system. During the first year of growth, it needs to be watered at least once per day, but once the root system is established, watering is only necessary occasionally except during a drought.

This plant prefers deep, well-drained soil but is adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions, including saturated soils. It is cold hardy in zones 5-9 and can thrive in full sun to partial shade. It is pest and disease-free and is also deer-resistant, making it ideal for country homes. When planted every 5-6 feet, the Thuja Green Giant quickly creates a dense barrier that can be clipped into the densest and greenest hedge you have ever seen or left to grow naturally into a broad, upright barrier.

With its versatility, low-maintenance, and fast growth, the Thuja Green Giant is the perfect choice for a privacy hedge or wind screen. Order now for the best large hedging plants you can grow.

The Orange Red Holly is a highly desirable holly species due to its attractive appearance and vigorous growth. Its dense branches make it an excellent screen for privacy, and it produces large, bright orange-red berries without a male pollenizer. For increased berry set, it is recommended to plant a male Chinese holly (Ilex cornuta) nearby. This evergreen species can grow up to 2 to 3 ft. per year without pruning, and once it reaches the desired height, you can clip off the leader to slow down its growth and make it thicken out.

These holly trees are perfect accents for your home's corners, planting beds, or entryway. Their dark green foliage provides a great contrast to surrounding trees and shrubs. During the winter months, the red berries against the deep green foliage create a beautiful scene, and you can clip off some branches to decorate your home for the holidays. Additionally, this tree is a birdwatcher's delight, as its berries attract all kinds of wildlife.

Florida Foliage exclusively grows, packages, and ships this Orange Red Holly species. Order now to add this beautiful and useful tree to your landscape.

The Thuja Green Giant is an excellent choice for those who want to add a decorative accent or create a privacy screen. This rapidly-growing, broad pyramidal evergreen tree has medium to dark green foliage that can grow up to 30-50 feet tall. The plant is adaptable and easy to grow, but it needs a regular water schedule to ensure the growth of a mature root system. During the first year of growth, it requires watering at least once per day. After the mature root system is established, watering is needed occasionally, except during a drought when watering is required regularly. Pruning is not necessary. To maximize its growth, it is important to allow the necessary amount of space. The Thuja Green Giant prefers full sun to partial shade and is drought tolerant. It prefers deep well-drained soil but is adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions, including saturated soils. It is cold-hardy in zones 5-9. This fast-growing evergreen is perfect for creating a privacy hedge or wind screen. Plant one every 5-6 feet, and they will quickly create a dense barrier. Grown, packaged, and shipped exclusively by Florida Foliage.

The Wavy Leaf Ligustrum is a large, upright, broad-leaved evergreen shrub that is highly adaptable and easy to grow. Its lustrous dark green, wavy foliage creates a handsome small accent tree, foundation hedge, or privacy screen. This shrub is a fine addition to fragrance gardens and Xeriscape gardens with low water needs. If you're looking to create a quick privacy screen or natural or clipped hedge, the Wavy Leaf Ligustrum is an excellent choice.

This shrub can grow naturally up to 10 feet in height, but it also responds very well to shearing for hedges that can be maintained at 5 feet or more in height. It is exceptionally easy to grow in a wide range of soils provided they are well-drained. The Wavy Leaf Ligustrum prefers a moist but well-drained soil in full sun to light shade. It is highly resistant to deer, disease, heat, humidity, and insects, and is exceptionally drought tolerant when established. While no pruning is necessary, it can be pruned as a formal hedge or small tree.

The Recurve Ligustrum, Ligustrum japonicum 'Recurvifolium', is a tough and adaptable fast-growing evergreen flowering shrub, which makes an excellent hedge or attractive small tree.

The Florida Foliage exclusively grows, packages, and ships this deciduous shrub that is sometimes semi-evergreen. It is known for blooming creamy-white flowers that are fragrant and followed by round blue-black fruit. This shrub's foliage is dark green and bright green with larger leaves compared to Sinense. It grows fast and reaches a height of 8-10 feet. Its dense and bushy nature makes it perfect for a privacy screen, windbreak, hedging, and small tree. It adds great color to any garden and is low-maintenance. It requires a regular water schedule until it establishes a mature root system. Once established, occasional watering is needed except during droughts when watering is necessary. Pruning is recommended 2-3 times per year to maintain the desired shape. Mulching is also recommended to prevent weeds, retain moisture, and keep temperatures low. This shrub has a compact habit with glossy foliage that responds well to pruning into topiary or small standard trees. It displays a profusion of white blooms and is useful as a hedge, screen, or windbreak. It performs well in containers and as a topiary specimen. It is evergreen and versatile, making it perfect for home landscapes. Use it as a hedge, foundation plant, patio tree, or in shrub borders. This shrub is primarily grown for its dense foliage that can provide good privacy during the summertime when people are most active in their backyards.

The Thuja Green Giant is a fast-growing evergreen tree that is perfect for creating a lush, rich privacy screen. Once established, it can grow up to 3-5 feet per year, making it an excellent choice for those who want quick results. This tree is drought-tolerant, disease, and insect-resistant, making it easy to maintain. It is also easy to grow and highly adaptable to different soil types, including sandy loam or heavy clays.

The Thuja Green Giants grow in a uniform shape and height, giving your yard a classic French Renaissance look without the need for frequent pruning or shearing. This tree is tough and can resist ice and snow damage, making it an excellent choice for areas with harsh winters. While it prefers direct sunlight, it can also thrive in partial shade.

One of the best things about the Thuja Green Giant is its ability to create a dense barrier when planted every 5-6 feet. This makes it perfect for use as a privacy hedge or wind screen. It is important to note that true Thuja Green Giants are hybrids grown from branch cuttings, not seed. They need to grow below the ground before they can grow above the ground.

If you want to enjoy the benefits of the Thuja Green Giant, you should choose a variety that is grown, packaged, and shipped exclusively by Florida Foliage. With their expertise and care, you can be sure that your tree will thrive and give you the privacy and beauty you desire.

The Nellie R. Stevens Ilex Holly plants are an excellent addition to any garden or landscape. They are considered one of the most attractive holly varieties with dense branches and a vigorous growth habit. These holly trees are perfect for creating a tall screen for privacy or as a beautiful accent at the corners of your home, planting beds, or entryway. Their dark green foliage provides a great contrast to other trees and shrubs in your garden.

These holly trees grow up to 2 to 3 ft. per year without any pruning. Once they reach the desired height, trimming off the leader will slow them down and make them thicken out. During the winter months, their bright orange-red berries will stand out against the deep green foliage, making them a perfect choice for holiday decoration. The berries also attract all kinds of wildlife, making them a bird watcher's delight.

To ensure proper pollination and a bountiful harvest of berries, it is recommended to plant male Chinese hollies as pollenizers. Grown, packaged, and shipped exclusively by Florida Foliage, the Nellie R. Stevens Ilex Holly plants are of premium quality and are sure to thrive in your garden or landscape.

Introducing the Podocarpus Macrophyllus, also known as the Buddhist Pine, Yew Podocarpus, or Japanese Yew. This evergreen, pyramidal garden or patio tree is a beautiful addition to any warm weather landscape. The plant has dense, upright branching and lush evergreen foliage that takes to shearing well. It is a versatile plant, used as an accent, screen, clipped hedge, or as a topiary. The compact, lustrous foliage has a growth habit of 15-20 feet tall and is needle-like and flat with dark green leaves. It is also great for tubs or as a topiary.

This low-maintenance evergreen requires a regular water schedule to ensure the growth of a mature root system. After the root system is established, occasional watering is needed, except during a drought, when watering is needed regularly. Pruning is not required, but it is recommended to shear annually to maintain the desired shape. Mulching is also recommended to prevent moisture loss, deter weeds, and moderate winter temperatures.

The Podocarpus Macrophyllus is hardy in USDA plant hardiness zones 7 through 10. It is an undemanding, slow-growing tree or shrub that serves as a specimen, sheared hedge, or espalier. It is a handsome and versatile addition to any warm weather landscape. Grown, packaged, and shipped exclusively by Florida Foliage, this plant is sure to impress.