If you are searching for a good looking way to create privacy for your Houston, Texas yard, why not try planting some? There are plenty of shrubs that will thrive in the Houston climate while providing an attractive and often fragrant privacy hedge for you. The following shrubs should give you just what you’re looking for while adding beauty to your landscaping.
Southern Wax Myrtle. This shrub makes a very dense privacy hedge that smells divine. Birds love its little berries. Plant this privacy shrub in either sun or shade, and this fast growing evergreen will reach heights of fifteen feet and spread to be twelve feet wide. This Texas native will give you lots of privacy in your Houston backyard.
Oleander. This shrub requires full sun and will grow into a dense, gorgeous hedge. Hard to kill, the shrub will bloom from April through October with white, red and pink flowers that make a very fragrant hedge. Oleander will reach heights of fifteen feet and spread to be twelve feet wide, making it a great privacy screen. This shrub is poisonous, however, so don’t plant this if you have small children or outdoor pets that may try to eat it.
Awabuki Viburnum. A hardy shrub that produces large fruit, you’ll enjoy lots of privacy if you plant this hedge around your Houston, Texas yard. The foliage is shiny and attractive, and the fruit starts out red and turns black as it ripens. Plant in full to partial sun in either the fall or spring. This is a moderate growing shrub, but it will reach heights of up to twenty feet.
Elaeagnus Pungens. Hard to kill, this evergreen shrub makes a tough, thorny privacy hedge for your Houston, Texas backyard. It will bloom in the fall with tiny, fragrant white flowers, and does best in full or partial sun. This fast growing shrub will grow up to ten feet high and eight feet wide, and is disease resistant and drought tolerant. It also produces orangey-red fruit.
Southern Japanese Yew. Plant this evergreen in full to partial sun in either the fall or spring. This privacy hedge can reach heights of twenty feet in your Houston, Texas yard, and will bloom from December through March with yellow flowers. Japanese Yews can be used for topiary, too.
Yellow Cestrum. If you enjoy year round blooms, try the Yellow Cestrum. A perfect privacy hedge, this shrub will grow to be twelve feet high and twelve feet wide. Plant this fast growing evergreen in full to partial sun in your Houston, Texas backyard.
Golden Dewdrop. Another shrub with almost year round blooms, birds and butterflies will be drawn by this hedge’s flowers and berries. Plant in full to partial sun and this evergreen will bloom with blue, purple and white flowers from April to the first frost. This hard to kill shrub will make a beautiful, fragrant privacy screen for your Houston, Texas yard. This shrub is also fast growing.
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