9 Best Plants for Privacy From Neighbors

Burgundy Queen Bougainvillea

This fast-growing climbing vine is an ideal plant for creating privacy from neighbors. "Burgundy Queen is a vigorous climber, growing up to 30 feet long. It is the perfect selection for weaving through trellises and fences for privacy or as an accent plant in large patio pots," explains Georgia Clay, plants manager at Monrovia.

"Burgundy Queen features stunning flowers and gorgeous foliage," adds Clay. "The new growth leaves are a showy, deep wine-red, while the flower-like bracts are an even more dramatic burgundy hue."

Zones: 10 to 11

Darkstar Purple Leaf Sand Cherry

Purple Leaf Sand Cherry has dense branching that starts at the ground and grows up to 5 feet tall. This border plant will add privacy and color to your backyard and features purple-red to maroon foliage. During spring, you'll enjoy light pink to white blooms.

Zones: 3 to 9

Jade Waves Fernspray False Cypress

Plant a row of false cypress to create a privacy screen of evergreen, fern-like foliage. With time, they will grow to about four feet wide and up to eight feet tall. "The beautifully arching branches and airy green foliage of Jade Waves bring a serene feel to the garden," Clay says.

Zones: 4 to 8

Sparkler Arrowwood Viburnum

Sparkler Arrowwood Viburnum combines glossy green leaves with delicate white flowers. It also produces berries that will attract birds to your yard. When arranged together, several viburnum plants will form a hedge along the perimeter of your garden.

Zones: 4 to 9

Emerald Colonnade Holly

To create a lush privacy screen, allow Emerald Colonnade Holly to grow into its natural pyramidal shape. In gardens where privacy is less important, this dense evergreen also makes an excellent topiary. When left to grow unchecked, this plant can climb to 12 feet tall, forming a high border around your yard.

Zones: 7 to 9

Mandevilla

Mandevilla comes in two forms (climbing and mounding), so if privacy from your neighbors is the goal, make sure to find the climbing variety. Plant it in spring after the danger of frost has passed, selecting a spot in full sun.

"This fast-growing vine sports red, pink, or white flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds and quickly scrambles up a trellis, arbor, or other structure," says Justin Hancock of Costa Farms. "Bonus: It's also usually ignored by deer and rabbits!"

Zones: 9 to 11

Jasmine

"Like Mandevilla, there are several types of Jasmine that grow as vines, allowing you to cover a wall or screen a view in their lush dark green foliage and fragrant white flowers," Hancock says. Depending on the variety of Jasmine, they are hardy in different zones, so be sure to check the care tag before choosing one.

Zones: 7 to 9 (depending upon variety)

Blue Arrow Juniper

With a base of cool blue foliage, Blue Arrow Juniper pairs well with a wide variety of plants. Once established, it's fairly drought-resistant.

"[It's] a hardy (it can survive [minus] 30 degrees Fahrenheit!), evergreen shrub that only gets about three feet wide and grows 12 feet tall or so, making it perfect to use as a living privacy screen without eating up a lot of yard space," Hancock explains.

Zones: 4 to 9

Horstmann's Silberlocke Korean Fir

This Korean Fir is great for adding privacy to a yard. "It's hard for me to pick a favorite plant, but I absolutely adore this evergreen tree," Hancock says. "It's a pretty slow grower but has dense branching, which makes it excellent for providing privacy."

If you're patient, within 10 years, it will grow into a beautiful, 10-foot-tall, and 6-foot-wide screen. "It does best in climates with cool summers, all-day sun to part shade, and moist but well-draining soil," adds Hancock.

Zones: 5 to 7