Backyard Privacy. Whether it’s large or small, your backyard is an oasis for you and your family where you can enjoy barbecuing, hosting a picnic, and soaking up some sun. Sometimes, though, you don’t want to share your family time with your neighbors. If you’re looking for some ideas on how to design an outdoor space with more privacy, here are some possibilities that will give you the secluded feeling you want without disturbing the neighborhood aesthetics.
Using Greenery to Carve Out Backyard Privacy
If you love the natural feel that green plants bring to your backyard, here are two ways to use it that can bring a more private feeling to your space. First, you might consider building one or more living walls. With this option, planters of all shapes, sizes, and materials are used to construct vertical walls that block out unwanted views or carve out smaller spaces. Once you have the shape and size you want, you fill in the planters with your choice of colorful and green plants. As they grow, they form walls for even more privacy.
A second possibility is to add hedgerows, shrubs, and trees to your home. For versatility, you can’t beat the abundant beauty of trees and shrubs. Depending on your geography, you have plenty to choose from in tall, short, green, or colorful varieties to create a canopy around your outdoor decks and porches or sections of your lawn. If you have a porch or balcony, you can select pick types that match the style of your home. Even on a small budget, you’ll find options that you can afford.
Portable Possibilities for Creating Privacy
The way you use your outdoor space may change from season to season, and certainly will over the years. With portable options, you don’t have to commit to one design. Movable partitions made from beautiful natural and painted materials can help set aside an area for children to play or separate a dining space from the grill.
For a more contemporary look, consider metal wall screens that you can enhance with lighting. Outdoor screens made from fabric give you a plethora of color and textures to choose from, and they’re flexible and width as well.
Fancy Fencing
The white picket fence has been around forever, but it’s no longer the only option. For example, fence screens made from wood and other natural materials have spaces between the slats. The openings are narrow enough to maintain privacy but still allow light to filter in.
Fence screens fit in well with different styles of architecture. Another possibility is to use trellises either alone or with greenery and flowers flowing through it as a living wall. For something opaque, corrugated metal fencing is a trending option that can be paired with wood posts to soften the look.
Stone walls and fencing endure as one of the most popular options, though they are more expensive and more permanent. Still, it’s hard to beat the look of stone, especially if it’s from the same area as your home and blends easily with the style of the house. Stone is an excellent choice in areas where the climate would damage the wood constructions.
With so many options to choose from, you may feel overwhelmed, attempting to design some private space in your backyard. Let the professionals at Mesquite Landscaping help with our three-step design and construction process. First, one of our design professionals will meet you at your home to evaluate the space and understand what you’d like to accomplish.
We’ll present you with a three-dimensional computerized design, so you can see exactly what the project will look like in the end. When you’re satisfied with the design, we’ll take care of the construction. Contact us today to get started.
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