A privacy screen is one of our favorite garden hacks. Fixed or portable, partitions with slats, grids, lattices, and translucent fabrics will block prying eyes—while welcoming sunlight and shadows into a garden.
We’ve rounded up 10 ideas for privacy screens, including five to buy:
Sliding Screens
Above: Cedar sliding screens filter in light in a restored farmhouse in Les Baux de Provence, a 15-minute drive from Arles. See more in The New Provencal Style: An Artfully Reinvented French Mas on Remodelista. Photograph by Katrin Vierkant courtesy of LSL Architects.
4-Panel Screens
Above: Available in four sizes and heights up to 54 inches, a four-panel Bamboo Screen Enclosure is available for prices ranging from $125.30 to $158.12 from Master Garden Products.
Portable screens are versatile choice because you can move them around the garden) and when in not in use they are easy to store, folded flat.