Enhance your garden with garden screens: Types, ideas & DIY

Enhance your garden with garden screens: Types, ideas & DIY


What is a Garden Screen?

Garden screens are used in myriad ways by DIY homeowners. They look great as a decorative feature, whether they're standing alone or wall-mounted. Garden screens are also a cheap solution that can also cover up any unsightly or unattractive walls and fences and can make your garden areas more private too.

What are the Types of Garden Screens?

Screening Rolls 


Create a secluded area by surrounding your pergola with a screening roll type. Ideal for creating privacy in an overlooked garden, you could also use it to attach to existing boundaries when extending the fencing's height or covering a particularly exposed part of the yard. These decorative screens are great for protecting crawling plants and are typically made from bamboo or metal.

Inspiration & Ideas for Screening Rolls

  • Bamboo Oasis: Transform your garden into a tranquil bamboo oasis by using bamboo screening rolls. Plant vibrant flowers around it for a burst of colour.
  • Upcycled Metal Privacy Screens: Give new life to old metal items by upcycling them into stylish privacy screens. Whether you paint them for a fresh appearance or embrace rust for a trendy aesthetic, this eco-friendly project enhances your outdoor space with a touch of creativity and sustainability.

Trellis Panel 


Trellis can be used as outdoor screens, as a base for climbing plants, or even as an enclosure around a bistro table. It is a perfect complement to your outdoor dining set. This garden screening feature a lovely latticework pattern, which not only serves as a natural garden screen but also provides privacy from neighbours and passersby.

Inspiration & Ideas for Trellis Panels

  • Vertical Garden: Create a vertical garden by letting climbing plants like ivy or roses flourish on trellis panels. It adds a lush, natural touch.
  • Al Fresco Dining: Use trellis panels to enclose your outdoor dining area. Hang fairy lights for a magical atmosphere during evening dinners.

Screening Panels 


A great way to give your garden the privacy it needs, especially with a patio or backyard is by using screening panels. They are available in a variety of shapes and sizes that can be used in combination to surround and hide a smaller area of the garden from view or as stand-alone statement panels to help define a patio or terrace space.

 

Inspiration & Ideas for Screening Panels

  • Geometric Patterns: Arrange screening panels in geometric patterns to create a modern and stylish garden screen.
  • Artistic Dividers: Use decorative screening panels as artistic dividers within your garden. Paint them with vibrant colours or designs.

Privacy Screen 


Privacy fencing is a great way to add seclusion, security, and privacy to your yard or garden. Privacy screens are a great way to add value and security to your property. It can also help you conceptualize your outdoor setting by using split or full fencing styles. There are many designs to choose from, ranging from formal to charming. You can also choose from bamboo, wood materials, and more.

 

Inspiration & Ideas for Privacy Screens:

  • Greenery Boundary: Surround your large yard with a mix of tall shrubs and trees for a natural and private atmosphere. This green perimeter not only adds seclusion but also enhances the beauty of your spacious outdoor area, creating a serene retreat.
  • Entertainment Privacy Wall: Upgrade your privacy screen to a versatile entertainment wall. Install a functional screen that doubles as a backdrop for outdoor activities, complete with shelves for decoration, outdoor art, and even a space for a TV. This transforms your big yard into a private and entertaining space.

How to Choose the Right Garden Screen?

Step 1: Check your garden or patio area.

The first step is to get a rough idea of how your garden will look by drawing what you see from your front gate's view. It doesn’t need to be scaled or accurate, you just need to consider what angles you would like to work with. It can be very difficult to achieve perfectly straight lines in a garden and it’s essential that you get this right. Measure your garden as accurately as you can before investing in any new features or adding fixtures such as garden screening.

Step 2: Decide how you're going to use the garden screen.

A garden screen adds beauty, privacy and tranquillity to your outdoor space. Use it as a privacy barrier, decorative piece, and more. Your garden screen will be a focal point when you're entertaining guests, or just relaxing with a cup of tea on your patio. Determine the main function you want the screen to play and choose the right size and material based on that. The garden screen you will pick should be based on what you want to use it for and the effect you want it to have.  

Step 3: Determine the style and material. 

Your garden is your sanctuary. Whether you want to create secluded spots or create privacy from the outside, there's a huge range of trellis, screening panels, and rolls that you can use to achieve just that. Whether it is a freestanding partition or an integrated fixture, a good garden screen serves as a divider between you and the rest of the world. The good news is whichever screening style you use adds beauty to your outdoor space, making it the perfect backdrop for outdoor entertaining or relaxing.

Step 4: Choose a garden screen from reliable brands.

Choosing the right garden protective screen is important for any home. You want a product that is high quality, durable and aesthetically pleasing, yet does not cost too much so you can enjoy the beauty and protection of your garden for years to come. You can choose from a wide range of products available in the market. Before buying one for yourself, it is important to first compare different garden screens and choose the one that meets all your needs.

With creative designs and good quality, Modern Prints offers the best decorative screen panels for your garden. Their decorative panels are available in different shapes and sizes, including rectangles, squares, and circles. These panels offer a stylish and effective fence screening solution with styles that complement any classic or modern outdoor space. Modern Prints specializes in high-quality garden decor products that can suit any budget, whether you need temporary privacy or a more permanent solution. Contact a Mitre10 expert today for more screening ideas and recommendations.

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