Plants as privacy screens

I just wanted to point out that although [Kirschlorbeer] looks nice, it is not exactly good for the local nature. The leaves and seeds release hydrocyanic acid in the stomach and are hardly compostable.... I would really think carefully about whether I want something like that in the garden. I would simply get proper advice from the gardener about which plants would be suitable, for example, for butterflies and bees and, of course, appropriate for the location.

We paid 320 euros for our hornbeam hedge of 40m x 4 pieces/m x 2 € / piece at the local nursery. They are available from October at a height of 100 to 120cm. As potted plants (available all year round), they would have cost about 6 euros each, I believe. The hedge is not completely dense yet, but it has only been planted for half a year. But all the! plants have survived.

I have to write something positive about the Thuja Smaragd here. This Thuja grows very compactly and practically does not need to be pruned at all. In addition, it does not look like a cemetery due to its light green, bright color. It is very dense and easy to care for. We have many bamboos in the garden, but not all are so easy to care for. I especially like the Fargesie Nitida. The leaves are small and really dark green. It grows in clumps (like all Fargesias) and is very winter hardy, but requires quite a bit of water. The only Fargesia I know that can also stand in full sun without curling its leaves is the Rufa, which is also extremely winter hardy. If you are willing to bury a rhizome barrier, the selection is of course even greater. Especially the Phyllostachys bissetii is very vigorous and absolutely winter hardy, and can also be cut as a hedge. Best regards Sabine

We are sitting with our copper beeches in their 2nd and 3rd year and it is almost dense

and a bit of watching the neighbors is also something

We have a low boxwood hedge to our neighbors, specifically one that changes its leaf color in autumn/winter. It actually only grows a maximum of 10cm per year (so far more like 5), making it low maintenance. But this is probably a special case, since the neighbors' children and ours get along well (and we adults too) and a hedge that you can still step over for the next few years is simply more practical. A cluster of lilacs provides privacy for the terrace.

[from on the go]