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Privacy is the primary need of almost everyone. No one likes people prying into their property and in order to gain privacy, there are different methods that they employ. They either do so by building an ugly wall or a huge fence around the property. A better, more environment-friendly as well more aesthetic way of doing it is to create a privacy screen by growing a hedge. That is why there are so many places such as The Tree Center which sell Thuja trees or other trees as well which the owner needs to plant and which will grow into a hedge giving complete privacy, in no time at all. The reasons why The Tree Center and all these companies are doing roaring business is that privacy hedges made of trees and plants not only provide privacy from neighbors and street traffic but they also help to reduce the noise levels. They act as windbreaks and protect the property against strong winds. They also act as a snow fence and reduce the snow. These help to mask far away objects and limit your view as well. However, before rushing to The Tree Center or commercial nurseries to buy trees to plant as a hedge, you need to know which kind of tree is best suited for the purpose. Evergreens not only reduce noise and snow, they also provide screening all months of the year. Deciduous trees do add the landscaping element like beautiful flowers in the spring or amaxing colored leaves in the fall, but on the other hand, they do not provide protection all year around. Based on how high you want the screen, you need to choose the tree or the shrub. The tall tree hedges are like Thuja which grows upto 40 feet tall. Emerald Arborvitae and nigra arborvitae grow up to 15 feet and 30 feet respectively but can be trimmed so that they make shorter hedges. For really short hedges, the Rose of Sharon and North Privet can be considered. Height is not the only consideration. Your next consideration should be the space you have. If you have a lot of space, you can have a double row or even a triple row. If you do not, you should choose narrow trees and shrubs. Also, you need to remember, if you plant these close together, these will not spread as wide as they would if they were single trees. The narrow evergreen hedges like American Arborvitae grows up to 15 feet wide but if trimmed, it will have a more constrained width. The Emerald Arborvitae has a width of up to 4 feet wide when grown by itself but in hedges it has a girth of 2 feet. The Korean Boxwood goes up to a width of 6 feet but when trimmed, it is much lesser in width. North Privet has a 6 foot girth but when trimmed the width is more compact. These are some of the things to be considered when planting a hedge for privacy.
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