Living fences can cost as little as 1 per linear foot.
Living privacy fence trees.
1 1 5 m of height yearly.
Natural fences constructed of shrubbery trees or flowering bushes are attractive and environmentally friendly havens for songbirds butterflies and other desirable fauna.
For fast growing living privacy fence choose arborvitae evergreen trees such as the thuja green giant arborvitae trees are some of the most popular species of privacy trees for backyards.
Towns usually require permits for a fence over 6 feet tall however if there are power lines above your screen you don t want trees so big that they ll grow into the wires.
Emerald arborvitae thuja occidentalis emerald is a small tree or tall evergreen shrub well suited for the loose border style of living privacy fence.
A line of evergreen trees or shrubs can provide year round seclusion even better than a fence because there are no municipal restrictions on how high they can grow.
On the downside living fences may need pruning watering mulching and fertilizing.
With its flat long lasting needles and dense growth habit just let this evergreen shrub grow into the tall living wall that you need with little maintenance on your part.
These living fences.
Hedges sited along contours can reduce rainfall erosion on slopes.
That s a savings of 1 450 on a 50 foot fence.