Fast growing shrubs that will provide privacy and quick screening

Gardeners are often keen to gain that little bit more green screening for privacy in their garden, and there are a number of fast growing shrubs and bamboos that can be used for quick green screening.

The one big draw back to consider when choosing such fast growing shrubs is that many quick growing screening plants rarely stop growing when they get to the sort of height that you require, and this can mean on going pruning and green waste to cope with or the possibility of having your garden shaded by excessive growth. This can be a real problem in smaller gardens, but less so in larger gardens were there is space for growth.


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Click Image for Full ProfileLatin & Common NameType & FormFlowersFoliageEarmark
Forsythia X intermedia - Golden BellForsythia X intermedia

Golden Bell
Shrub, Hedging & Screening, Rounded - BushYellow flowers (Spring)Medium Green foliage
Prunus laurocerasus - Common LaurelPrunus laurocerasus

Common Laurel
Tree, Shrub, Hedging & Screening, Rounded - BushWhite flowers (Summer early)Medium Green foliage
Sambucus racemosa - Plumosa Aurea - Cut leaf ElderSambucus racemosa

'Plumosa Aurea'

Cut leaf Elder
Shrub, Container-friendly, Rounded - BushWhite flowers (Summer early)Golden foliage
Viburnum opulus - Sterile - Guelder RoseViburnum opulus

'Sterile'

Guelder Rose
Shrub, Hedging & Screening, Rounded - BushWhite flowers (Summer, scented)Medium Green foliage
Buddleja davidii - Harlequin - Variegated butterfly bushBuddleja davidii

'Harlequin'

Variegated butterfly bush
Shrub, Rounded - BushNon-floweringVariegated Green-White foliage
Cornus alba - Aurea - Golden DogwoodCornus alba

'Aurea'

Golden Dogwood
Shrub, Rounded - BushNon-floweringGolden foliage
Fargesia murielae - Umbrella BambooFargesia murielae

Umbrella Bamboo
Shrub, Grass, SpikeyNon-floweringMedium Green foliage
Buddleja davidii - AdokeepBuddleja davidii

Adokeep
Shrub, Rounded - TreePurple flowers (Summer early, scented)Medium Green foliage
Leycesteria formosa - Purple Rain - Leycesteria, Himalayan HoneysuckeLeycesteria formosa

'Purple Rain'

Leycesteria, Himalayan Honeysucke
Shrub, Spreading archingPurple flowers (Summer)Dark Green foliage


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