DIY Privacy Landscaping | Emerald Green Arborvitae | Landscaping Makeover Idea

In this video I share how to create privacy using landscaping. Using Emerald Green Arborvitae, tall grasses, hostas, rock, and mulch I complete my landscaping makeover. I really believe this is a project that most people can do it yourself.

I used the Emerald Green Arborvitae because it does not grow to be as large as other types like the Green Giant. These trees should only reach a max height of around 12 to 15 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide. The way that I have planted them they should never touch but will add a lot of privacy. Then the tall grasses were planted in the open areas and will also help provide privacy. They will grow to around 4 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide. I then used large boulders to break up the hill and add texture and different colors. Some rocks I dug into the hill and others were placed on the surface. Other plants include hostas and a smaller juniper.

Overall I am very pleased with the results. I believe in the next few years this area will continue to develop and look even better. I’m also curious what you think, leave it in the comments below. Thanks for watching!

Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:31 - Prior Work
1:15 - Mulch
2:08 - Arborvitaes
4:37 - Rock & Tall Grasses
6:17 - Hostas
7:06 - Outcome
8:00 - Final Thoughts

Music:
Epidemicsound

[ThatTechTeacher]

Thanks for the feedback so far! To answer some questions:
-Trees: $1, 000
-Tall Grass: $140
-Rocks: $115
-10yds of Mulch: $300
-Juniper: $30
Rough Total Cost: $1, 585.00


Also I removed the burlap before planting the arborvitaes.

[TheMariok]

I'm at the age where I binge watch lawn and lawnscape videos.

[SuggettM]

We need a 2 year update on the Arborvitaes!

[rosesmith]

It came out very nice at the end. You must be a landscaper by trade. Your wife must be very happy and proud.😊

[mikestasiw]

Looks great, but don't be afraid to plant something that flowers besides the hostas. There's lots of greenery and rocks in the world. Add the color. Thanks again for the video

[lynnd]

great work, well thought out! provides inspiration ( well except for the removal of those HUGE evergreens at the beginning. I'da never taken that on. ) love what youve done, would like to see a follow up as to how it looks today.

[accessfm]

Really great job done there. Looks very good. You definitely need to revisit this each year so we can see how it's getting on with time. Hi from Ireland!

[leannrobinsonjohnson]

Looks really nice
Wifey is lucky. Good job😊

[NoahK]

These videos just keep getting better!

[believe]

Looks fantastic! I’d love to see an update to see how the plants are filling in. Thanks for sharing!

[dominicpolicarpo]

I like the way you made the rocks seem like they were natural. Very innovative!

[bettinastebner]

I was exhausted just watching you do all this work 😆

[jimrowland]

Love your videos....The teacher in you comes out in each one of them.

[gemonlar]

Well for me it's a little bit more of playing with green tones but it's amazing anyway!

[paolaarletty]

The result is very beautiful. I specially loved the staggering of the arborvitaes. That was a genius idea to break up the usual uniformity of privacy screens :) Thank you for sharing

[sammysworld]

Absolutely beautiful! Simplicity is best. The rocks are the hardest part. Yes, they are crazy heavy. I pulled my back couple of times just moving them in my yard.

[funshineinthefoothills]

Update please! Would love to see how it looks now that it's about a year later. I'm also wondering how the hostas fared since I believe they prefer shade areas

[rjtrjston]

Nice job! I love that you didn’t make it so crowded is just very clean and elegant look !!!

[carolbaits]

It looks great! I learned about the emerald green arborvitae that doesn't get too tall. Wow! You have a lot of energy to do all that work yourself!

[lisasavage]

Thanks for sharing this, your fencing and plant selections for privacy, my husband is in process of putting up fence, we’ll be getting some of those arborvitae as well.