In Bucks County most residents considers their yard and garden an extension of their home. We look for sanctuary and privacy there. Plants help by making natural barriers to establish seclusion and privacy. Trees and plants can create living walls, which are especially important in neighborhoods where homes are often packed close together in clusters. Whether you can wait 10 years for the screen to grow in place, or if you need a screen today, you have many choices. For best results, consider these suggestions:

Buy fast growing.. deer resistant.. pest free plants.

Integrating plant material with fence sections along a property line is a pleasing solution to a dull, repetitive property line. A backyards, when surrounded by a solid fence, easily becomes claustrophobic. Fences are also expensive and go down in value with age. Integrating plants with fences and property lines can reduce the overall cost of the landscape project and will develop a more open feeling in your landscape. Use a solid wood fence only for areas where absolute year-round screening is a must. Trees and shrubs provide screening for less critical areas and reduce the dullness of long fences.

If you must put up a boarder you will probably want something that grows fast, is durable, deer resistant, and ....CHEAP. This calls out out for the Western Red Cedars. These are fast growing hardy, deer proof plants sure to be loved.

If you want to plant along your properety line a plant other than an evergreen, how could you not consider the Viburnums? These are among the easiest to grow plants that are found in the landscape yet they are seldom over used such as the arborvitae.

Viburnums will provide all season interest with color, texture, and with some fragrance. Birds will love them too. These plants range from 2' shrubs to 20+ foot trees. Each spring I look forward to their fresh growth and flowers and in late summer berries that form.

Don't forget that...Natural Fences Can Save You on Your Fuel Bills

A well placed natural fence can both cool your house in the summer by giving shade and warm it in the winter. Sort of like a big woman.

Yep, there is plenty of evidence out west with what are called shelter belts. Trees can disrupt cold winter winds and protect you home from direct blasts of cold air. The best tree to grow on a property line for fast growth and easy upkeep is the Green Giant or the Spring Grove arborvitae.