Artificial plants as privacy screens offer year-round privacy on balconies, patios, or even indoors – without the need for watering, pruning, or maintenance. Instead of using fences or fixed room dividers, they create a green, natural atmosphere. Discover all the benefits, decorating ideas, and the best artificial plants as privacy screens in this guide.
Advantages of artificial plants as privacy screens
Unlike real plants, artificial plants as privacy screens require neither water nor care, retain their shape and color all year round, and can be used flexibly in almost any location.
- No watering, no pruning – ideal for those who have little time or experience with plants
- Year-round privacy protection – permanently opaque, regardless of weather, season or location
- Flexible placement – can be set up without floor anchoring, rearranged at any time
- Cost-effective – no follow-up costs for care, soil or replacement plants
- No pollen formation – suitable for allergy sufferers
What makes a good privacy screen plant?
Not every artificial plant is equally suitable as a privacy screen. Certain features that combine functionality and aesthetics are important.
- Dense leaves, wide or hanging shapes for reliable privacy
- Sufficient height to ensure privacy even when standing
- Natural design and high-quality materials for an authentic and stylish privacy screen
Pay attention to quality when purchasing: High-quality artificial plants are almost indistinguishable from real ones and retain their shape for years. It's especially important for privacy screens that the foliage is opaque and generously sized.
The best artificial plants for privacy
Not every artificial plant is automatically suitable as a privacy screen – shape, density, and size are crucial. Below, we present the best artificial plants that not only effectively screen against prying eyes but also look stunning.
Artificial bamboo tree
The artificial bamboo tree is a classic for Asian-inspired gardens and modern balconies. With its dense, upright foliage, it provides effective privacy without appearing overly bulky. Arranged in long rows or in planters, it creates an artificial hedge with a natural look. Ideal for entryways, patios, or as an indoor room divider.
Artificial Ficus Benjamini
With its dense, finely branched foliage, the artificial Ficus Benjamini is ideal as a discreet privacy screen with a homely feel. This artificial variety is easy to care for and versatile—whether as a greenery in the living room or on the loggia. Large models starting at 180 cm in height are particularly popular, serving as both a privacy screen and a stylish design object.
Artificial Alokasia
Artificial Alokasia is a real eye-catcher. Its large, shield-shaped leaves are particularly decorative and also provide generous privacy. Thanks to the wide leaves, just a few plants can create an effective green border. This plant creates an urban jungle feel, especially in large rooms, lofts, or spacious terraces.
Artificial Ravenala
The artificial Ravenala captivates with its fan-like leaves. The "traveler's tree" exudes exotic elegance and is ideal as a stylish privacy screen along glass fronts or open seating areas. The structured, fan-shaped shape creates visual depth and separates rooms without obscuring them. Ideal for modern, light-filled living concepts or for tropical design on terraces and balconies.
Artificial olive tree
If you want to combine Mediterranean flair with natural lightness, an artificial olive tree is the perfect choice. With its slender trunk, delicate branches, and silvery leaves, it creates a particularly authentic look. As a privacy screen, it's particularly suitable for creating casual, elegant boundaries between seating and dining areas or on smaller balconies. It blends harmoniously with various interior design styles and creates a warm, inviting atmosphere.
Where are artificial plants suitable as privacy screens?
Artificial plants can be used as privacy screens almost anywhere – both indoors and outdoors. On balconies and terraces, they create privacy from neighbors without requiring structural changes. Indoors, they are ideal for structuring open-plan living spaces, as room dividers in offices, or for screening workstations in home offices.
They also add stylish green accents to entrance areas, waiting areas, or cafes while simultaneously providing more privacy. When used outdoors, it's important to ensure that they are installed in weather-protected areas to extend their lifespan.
Design tips with artificial privacy plants
With artificial plants as a privacy screen, rooms and outdoor areas can be designed creatively:
- Arrange in decorative plant pots – easy to move and flexible to use
- Combine different plant heights and leaf shapes for more naturalness and visual depth
- Integrate as a room divider in shelves, partition walls or on pedestals
- Set the scene with light sources (e.g. LED spots or fairy lights)
- Use natural materials such as wood, rattan or white decorative stones
Extra tip: Privacy protection with artificial hedges
Artificial hedges are a particularly effective way to quickly and permanently create privacy over large areas. They're ideal for balconies, patios, or for covering unsightly walls and fences. It doesn't always have to be a prefabricated hedge: Individual artificial plants can also be creatively combined and arranged close together, for example, in planters or elongated troughs, to create a unique hedge look.
Plants with dense foliage, such as Ficus Benjamini, bamboo, or the large-leaved elephant ear, are particularly well-suited for this purpose. Clever arrangements create a flexible, natural privacy screen.
VASANTA – high-quality artificial plants as privacy screens
VASANTA combines stylish design with practical privacy. These lifelike artificial plants are handcrafted and are the ideal solution if you want to protect your privacy. Whether on the balcony, patio, or in the living area: With VASANTA privacy plants, you can create green retreats with a Mediterranean, modern, or exotic flair in no time.
- Sustainable production for a plastic-free future
- True to nature and durable
- Easy-care
- Handmade unique pieces
- Fast delivery with Swiss Post
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