While hedges and shrubs are great for creating privacy, you might want to consider using evergreens that will hold up ...

This bush can be grown in USDA Hardiness Zones 7 through 11, and it responds well to pruning, allowing you to carefully sculp a privacy hedge. The wax leaf Ligustrum is a fast-growing evergreen shrub ...

the dense evergreen foliage of skip laurel (also known as schip laurel) can make a beautiful 10-foot-tall privacy screen. Planted in a sunny location and in well-drained soil, a laurel hedge will ...

But if it's ok for your area this makes a vibrant front yard hedge for privacy. A slow growing evergreen, with spiny leaves and delightful red berries in winter, holly makes a sturdy, thick and secure ...

Thuja 'Green Giant', a member of the Arborvitae family, is a rapid-growing evergreen, pyramidal-shaped tree that can make a tidy, dense hedge. It is ideal for a privacy screen or noise barrier.

Best for: adding bursts of spring color Best for: adding bursts of spring color Because rhododendrons are evergreen and have larger leaves, these shrubs are sometimes used in privacy hedges.