Container Plants For Patio Privacy

Choose the type of tree that can grow in your area and plant it in a container or planter.

Container plants for patio privacy.

In cold climates dig up the rhizomes after the first frost and store indoors until you can replant in spring. Plant shrub roses boxwood shrubs or spirea for patio screening that requires lesser height. It makes a perfect fast growing screen for privacy. They need full sun.

Pruning them back hard in the. Although it can be a fast spreading menace when grown in the ground bamboo is a dramatic specimen plant when grown in a large container where it can t escape. When planting bamboo make the planting hole twice as wide as the root ball. Broadleaf evergreen trees such as camellias camellia spp are another choice.

Best privacy container shrubs. Line up several large pots of these exotic beauties to create a living privacy screen. Butterfly bushes are true to their name attracting an outstanding variety of winged pollinators. Add seasonal annuals around the base of the.

In zones 8 to 11 cannas are hardy enough to stay out over the winter. Dwarf fruit and flowering trees are an excellent option for your patio and can be grown in containers easily. Starting with mature plants in large pots provides instant privacy.