Even with charming neighbors, the need for privacy can sometimes be felt in city gardens or in some country estates. To avoid having the impression of sharing your terrace or balcony with your neighbors, discover in pictures a few design solutions that will allow you to isolate your outdoor space from prying eyes, and to feel at home, even outside.
Vegetable hedges
To cut off the opposite side of your terrace while creating a "virgin forest" atmosphere, think of the plant wall. Dense plant hedges are the ideal solution for creating a green haven... and discouraging the curious at the same time.
The plant hedge, a great classic of French gardens, is unparalleled in creating effective fences, partitioning the garden or creating intimate niches in the heart of it. Yew, cherry laurel, shrubby honeysuckle or boxwood are the shrubs of choice for this type of garden, but they require regular pruning, so you might as well know that... Very dense, they offer a safe shelter in case of vis à vis.
On the property line, the usual cypresses, pyracanthas and privet can be accompanied by photinias, whose young shoots take on a warm flamboyant hue, eleagnus with silvery foliage and whose delicate blooming reminds one of the sweet scent of carnation, or bamboos (giant or smaller), which are always very airy and exotic, even colorful.
Palisades
You don't have the space - or the desire - to build a plant barrier to protect your terrace from the other side?
The opaque or semi-opaque wooden fence is the solution to adopt. It will bring a little touch of nature to your terrace and is also ideal for protection from wind and prying eyes.
The fences are quickly installed, on the ground or on a low wall to raise it. A height of 175 cm is sufficient to protect from views from a single-storey house.
Lattices or claustras
The trellis (or claustra) is a decorative element in its own right that can be used as a privacy screen when combined with beautiful climbing plants. Always very openwork, sometimes even wrought, it also comes in the form of panels or arches in wood or wrought iron. Fixed to a wall, it will have the function of maintaining voluble plants. Often integrated into a large planter, it will be the best effect to partition an intimate space. Hops, honeysuckle, ivy, jasmine, wisteria or Virginia creeper will form an enchanting green screen.
The stretched sails
The stretched sails are increasingly used for their decorative and contemporary effect, sold under the name of shade sail, are a good compromise.
Triangular, rectangular or square, shade sails offer elegant and airy visual protection, as well as sun protection and structure to your living space.
Easy to install in your garden or on your terrace, thanks to a system of fixing to the wall and the ground, they allow to protect oneself at the same time from the elements and the glances
Vary the heights of the attachment points for more dynamism and tilt the sails when facing each other.
In conclusion, in the city as well as in the country, it is essential to be out of sight and out of mind, such as the wind, for example. Choose a natural or artificial hedge, panels or canisses, gate or fence...several solutions exist to guarantee maximum comfort and privacy to your garden or terrace.
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