Bloom Box: Growing Deeper

Bloom Box: Growing Deeper


Episode 83: Screening with Living Fences

April 27, 2025

Plants are often used to screen visually, for protection from wind, and to limit sound pollution from roadways. One of the most common questions we get is how to select trees, shrubs, grasses (and even perennials) for use in a screen or ‘Living Fence’. Today we’re discussing some of our go-to plants as well as the framework for designing a living fence or creating a visual screen.


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Learn more about Bloom Box: https://plantnebraska.org/bloom-box


Learn more about the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum: https://plantnebraska.org