Seven privacy evergreens, plus maples, ornamentals and grasses.

Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd'

Narrowest of the seven. Slow, so buy it at the height you actually want.

Cupressus × leylandii

Fastest fill available. Needs a shear every summer or it gets away from you.

Prunus laurocerasus 'Schipkaensis'

Broadleaf, takes part shade. Deer will browse it in a hard winter.

Prunus lusitanica

Formal, dark, drought tolerant once set. Slower to close than Skip Schipka.

Thuja standishii × plicata 'Green Giant'

Fast and tough, but it will outgrow a 10 ft setback. Give it room.

Cupressus × leylandii 'Gold Rider'

The only gold in the lineup. Scorches in full afternoon reflected heat.

Thuja plicata 'Excelsa'

Fast cedar for wet ground. Give it room — it gets wide.

Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'

Upright red Japanese maple. Holds color through a Western Washington summer.

Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum'

Round chartreuse leaves. Burns in hot reflected light — site it with care.

Acer palmatum 'Shirazz'

Variegated pink, cream and green. Small tree for a courtyard or entry.

Acer palmatum 'Red Sentinel'

Narrow red habit. Fits a side yard where a wide maple will not.

Acer palmatum dissectum 'Viridis'

Weeping green laceleaf. Needs a mound or a wall to cascade over.

Acer palmatum 'Boldsmith'

Laceleaf Japanese maple. Ask for the current specimen.

Acer shirasawanum 'Moonrise'

Spring orange-red flushing to chartreuse. Same siting rules as Full Moon.

Acer palmatum 'Omurayama'

Green cascading form with a clean fall orange. Elegant over water or stone.

Acer palmatum dissectum 'Crimson Queen'

Low red mound. Classic laceleaf for the front of a border.

Acer palmatum dissectum 'Red Dragon'

Holds a darker red later into summer than Crimson Queen.

Acer palmatum dissectum 'Tamukeyama'

Cascading red laceleaf, heat-tolerant for a dissectum. Wide spread.

Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku'

Green in summer, then a coral-red trunk through winter.

Acer palmatum 'Shaina'

Compact red Japanese maple. Stays small enough for a courtyard.

Acer palmatum 'Mikawa yatsubusa'

Dwarf Japanese maple with a tight, layered habit.

Acer palmatum dissectum 'Orangeola'

Weeping laceleaf. New growth comes in orange-red.

Callitropsis nootkatensis 'Pendula'

Vertical weeping evergreen. A specimen, not a screen.

Tsuga heterophylla

Native, fine-textured. Wants moisture and some shelter from blasting wind.

Rhododendron (azalea group)

Spring bloom for shade beds. Keep the root ball moist the first summer.

Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki'

Pink-white new growth. Cut it hard in late winter to keep the color coming.

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'

Compact southern magnolia. Glossy leaves and large white bloom.

Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud'

Purple-leaf plum. A small ornamental tree, not a screen.

Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'

Red maple grown for fall color. A shade tree, not a screen.

Acer rubrum 'October Glory'

Red maple with a rounded crown and late fall color. A shade tree, not a screen.

Prunus

Flowering cherry. Spring bloom, then a small ornamental tree.

Pinus contorta var. contorta

Native shore pine. An irregular evergreen, not a hedge.

Young sequoia. A specimen conifer, not a privacy screen.

Cupressus macrocarpa 'Goldcrest'

Bright gold evergreen. The foliage smells like lemon when you brush it.

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'

Dwarf hinoki with layered, shell-like sprays.