| You can change many things in your backyard to | | | | determine how many you will need. |
| make it more beautiful, serene and welcoming to | | | | Your nursery or garden-center expert will know |
| guests. Unfortunately, some times there is nothing | | | | which trees will be suitable for your climate zone. |
| you can do about the second story neighbors | | | | To get you started, ask about these trees that |
| next door that take smoke breaks on their | | | | make great hedges and windbreaks: |
| balcony every time you're sunbathing, or that | | | | • The Pyramidal Arborvitae is an evergreen |
| uber-bright multi-colored 40 foot high play set. | | | | tree with bright green foliage and one of the best |
| There are a few things you can do, though, aside | | | | selling hedge plants in America. |
| from moving far far away from your neighbors. | | | | • The "New" Quick Shade Imperial Carolina is |
| You can hire a landscape designer or architect to | | | | a fast growing tree form, which grows six feet |
| create backyard landscape designs customized to | | | | per year. |
| your space and needs. Though, if you are a | | | | • The Hybrid Poplar Populus deltoides x |
| do-it-yourself type of person or on a tight budget, | | | | Populus nigra is also a fast growing plant variety |
| you can create a natural privacy screen with just | | | | and should grow six feet per year. Works very |
| the help of your local garden center. | | | | well planted as a hedge, screen, windbreak, or to |
| Step number one is to lay out where you want | | | | line a road or drive. |
| your privacy screen. Start with a quick sketch on | | | | • The Siberian Elm or Ulmus pumila is hardy, |
| paper of your backyard. If you have the | | | | and drought-resistant once established. It is also |
| measurements of your backyard, note them in | | | | considered to be a great windbreak tree when |
| your sketch. | | | | planted in rows. |
| To create this natural screen, you will want to | | | | • Clumping Bamboo can make a bold |
| plant a row of trees that will grow into a "wall of | | | | statement in contemporary and modern backyard |
| green" that will become a tall hedge. Take your | | | | landscape designs, too. You will want to plant |
| backyard landscape designs to your garden | | | | Clumping bamboo and not Running bamboo which |
| center or nursery and find a knowledgeable | | | | shoots its roots out into the rest of your garden. |
| person who can spend some time with you. Tell | | | | Once you have your trees, take them home and |
| them you are creating a natural privacy screen | | | | plant them as soon as possible after preparing the |
| with evergreen trees (which will stay green | | | | soil. Make sure to ask about mulch for your tree |
| throughout the year). You should ask for planting, | | | | choice, which hinders weeds and keep moisture in |
| watering, pruning regimens and the spacing | | | | the ground. |
| requirements of each tree variety, which will | | | | |