Fencing & privacy

SHIELD YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE FROM PUBLIC VIEW WITH THESE SIMPLE EXPERT TIPS

- MADDIE BALCOMBE, GINEVRA BENEDETTI

Grow a living screen

Looking to add a sense of privacy to your garden without disrupting the natural environment? Planting is the answer. Hedging or trellis-climbing plants offer a greener, softer alternative to fencing that provides privacy while enhancing biodiversity,' says Zoe Goff, product manager at Richard Burbidge. Be sure to regularly prune and mulch your plants to maintain their condition, and give seasonal trimming a go. This ensures a pretty approach to privacy that lasts year-round.

SELECT YOUR STYLE

‘Depending on the aesthetic of the garden, there are various types of screens or fences you can use,’ says Clair Albone, senior category manager of gardens at Wickes. For seamless style, timber fence panels will effortlessly blend into the rest of your garden design for a soft finish.

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