Plants as privacy screens

Yes, Thuja is somehow cemetery-like. Cherry laurel grows quickly but would be too monotonous for me alone. We have a mixed hedge, so that something different always blooms over the summer with a few evergreens in between, so it doesn’t look too dull in winter.

oh yes, cherry laurel. I don't know if there are different winter-hardy varieties, but I have seen hedges that completely froze away in a severe winter. And boxwood, no idea how high the risk from the box tree moth is, but a hedge munched away like that doesn't look nice anymore. Just drive to a nursery and look at different things. Our gardener also came onto the property, looked at the soil and the location, and then recommended something suitable that matched our ideas.

Yvonne, potted plants are clear for August. Autumn would be clearly better, but I want to be finished outside by August. So far, we have focused more closely on the Portuguese Laurel "Prunus Lusitanica". Did you plant the laurel yourself? What height (size) did you buy? The second idea would be a boxwood hedge. But I first have to read up on that. I think it will be considerably more expensive and will take forever to reach that height.


I've also thought about mixing, but basically in this part of the property it is just about a clean, easy-to-maintain partition. I will visit the nursery next week.

oh yes, I just noticed that the original question is already older. Then I probably wrote a bit off topic

I also have a Portuguese cherry laurel in my hedge. In the year it was planted, it drooped its leaves a bit while the "normal" cherry laurel was already thriving. But this year it has caught up well. It is actually considered undemanding.
And it's also a bit different from the standard cherry laurel.

Great, thanks for the info. I will definitely consult with the landscaper.

Did you plant the cherry laurel yourselves? What height (size) did you buy?

We planted it ourselves with instructions from the gardener we trust, who also provided the plants. 15 meters/700 € without planting soil. 100 height.
The rest (40-50 meters) we planted with cheap European beech. Cheap (online shop) bare-root plants, about 25% of which had to be replaced because they didn’t take root. The new plants from our gardener cost five times as much.

Just calculate how many meters you want and how many plants you need. In online shops like Pflanzmich you can compare how expensive bare-root plants or costly potted plants are. Add 1/3 for good planting soil.
You can also see online that certain plants are currently not offered. What you can’t get there right now, you won’t find in local nurseries either, comparable to fruits and vegetables – these are simply plants subjected to their natural growth.