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Close-up on dark green foliage of Oakland Holly sparsely speckled with red berries

Top 5 Privacy Hedge Plants

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  • By Kim Toscano
  • August 6, 2019
Despite how much we enjoy our neighbors, sometimes we need privacy.

Oakland™ Holly

Hollies are among the top choices for privacy plantings and for good reason. Their dense, evergreen foliage and upright form make for a reliable wall. The distinctive oak-shaped leaves of Oakland™ Holly set this variety apart. An elegant selection that is also easy to maintain, Oakland™ requires little pruning and will add a flush of color to the winter landscape with red berries.

Bigfoot™ Cleyera

As the name suggests, Bigfoot™ is a giant among cleyera, reaching heights of 15-20 feet. A fast-growing shrub, Bigfoot™ produces a uniform blanket of glossy evergreen leaves that are free from disease. Its narrow profile allows Bigfoot™ to be used in small spaces needing full enclosure.

Southern Living Camellias

A privacy hedge that produces beautiful blooms – talk about a good neighbor. Southern Living Plant Collection has a diverse collection of camellias that fit any garden.  For a taller hedge, Alabama Beauty™ offers rosy-red blooms and excellent form that requires little pruning. The pure white flowers of Diana™ Camellia fit any garden palette and brighten shady corners of the yard. Camellias are a bit slower-growing but reward you with gorgeous rose-like blossoms in the fall. What more can we ask for in a hedge?

Coppertop Sweet Viburnum from Southern Living

Coppertop™ Sweet Viburnum

Add a splash of color to your screen with Coppertop Sweet Viburnum. This low maintenance upright evergreen features brilliant, dark maroon to copper new growth that reappears after each pruning—giving this plant season-long appeal. Tiny white flowers appear in spring, plus this evergreen flowering shrub is tough — disease and pest resistant, plus heat and drought tolerant!

Purple Diamond™ Semi-dwarf Loropetalum

Not all privacy shrubs need to be 10 feet tall.  A dense, shoulder-height shrub can create a cozy intimate space. Combining colorful flowers and foliage with controlled growth, the deep purple foliage of Purple Diamond™ Semi-dwarf Loropetalum offers something a little different in the realm of privacy hedges. Foliage retains its vivid color all year long and is adorned with showy pink ribbon blooms in late winter to early spring and sporadically summer and fall.

Kim Toscano

Kimberly Toscano is a freelance writer, gardening expert and traveler with an eye on design. Kimberly blends her formal training in horticulture and entomology with her passion for design to educate and inspire gardeners.
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Holly

Oakland® Holly

Ilex hybrid ‘Magland’ PP14417
Elaeagnus

Olive Martini™ Elaeagnus

Elaegnus ebbengii ‘Viveleg’ PP20177
Cleyera

Bigfoot™ Cleyera

Ternstroemia gymnanthera ‘Sotall’ PP13680
Loropetalum
Red foliage and bloom close-up of Loropetalum Red Diamond

Red Diamond™ Midsize Loropetalum

Loropetalum chinense ‘Shang-Red’

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