Summary

Guide to designing “living screens” in Tennessee landscapes for privacy, noise reduction, and hiding or defining spaces. Emphasizes mixed-species, layered plantings for better resilience, fewer gaps, more wildlife habitat, and year-round interest compared with single-species rows. Organizes recommended evergreens into three roles: primary backbone plants, slower-growing secondary plants, and understory fillers to add depth or cover bare lower branches, and notes common pitfalls such as relying on Leyland cypress. Includes plant charts with light needs, growth rate category, cultivars, and key cultural notes for Tennessee conditions.