Get Up and Grow: The perfect trees for adding privacy to your yard

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WatchIn this episode of Get Up and Grow, CHEK’s Hannah Lepine and Gord Nickel, president of Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre, talk about a couple different types of trees to help with privacy.

In this episode of Get Up and Grow, CHEK’s Hannah Lepine and Gord Nickel, president of Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre, talk about a couple different types of trees to help with privacy.

Gord first shows Hannah Cercis Canadensis, or Redbud, and tells her how these roughly 20 to 30-foot trees will give you privacy and shade but also add some colour to your yard. The mauve-pink blossoms will last about two to three weeks.

They then talk about the Japanese Snowbell tree, a white, bell-shaped flowered tree with dark green foliage in early summer. This tree is smaller, making it perfect for a patio.

Lastly, Gord shows Hannah one other option, a Southern Magnolia, with beautiful, big white blossoms.

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