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Having cut down a screening hedge in my small front yard a few months ago, shielding light from the rest of my plants, I wanted to regain some privacy.

Here are five of my favorite screening and fragrant hedge plants to transform your outdoor space this year. Regardless of where you live and your US hardiness zone, there will be many fragrant privacy ...

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Quailbush (Atriplex lentiformis) is a great native plant if you want a large, fast screening hedge, windbreak, or background in your yard. It’s also beloved by wildlife, attracting not only ...

Plant them every 6 feet for a dense screening hedge. Advertisement. Article continues below this ad. For a 5-foot-high hedge, consider dwarf Burford holly. It has dark green, shiny foliage.

Nellie R. Stevens holly (to 15 to 18 feet tall and 12 to 15 feet wide). Now we’re talking about the best shrub for a screening hedge. Unlike junipers and magnolias, it thrives in both sun and shade.