Things You'll Need:
- Evergreens
- Lilacs
- Crape myrtles
- Deciduous trees
- Tree stakes
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Step 1
Know the required height of your wind screen. Your wind screen can protect an area ten times greater than its height. If the mature height of your shrubs is four feet, you can protect a garden forty feet away.
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Step 2
Lower your heating costs up to twenty percent by installing an evergreen hedge. Many homeowners protect the north side of their home, but you must install the hedge on the side of the house that receives the prevailing winds.
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Step 3
Choose shrubs with small leaves, like lilacs and crape myrtles. They withstand wind damage better than shrubs with large leaves, such as hydrangeas.
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Step 4
Use deciduous trees to shield a garden on the south side of your house. In the summer, the leaves can shield the flowers and vegetables from windy conditions. In the winter, the leaves drop and bring sunshine to the garden.
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Step 5
Prune deciduous trees to prevent high winds from damaging their branches. Remove small branches throughout the interior of the trees so wind gusts can pass through without causing breakage.
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Step 6
Plant trees at the recommended depth. If you attempt to anchor trees with deep planting, the trees could die. Instead, use stakes to stabilize trees for the first two years of growth.
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Step 7
Install two rows of trees or shrubs for a superior wind screen. Space the two rows fifteen feet apart. The second row reduces wind forces by an additional 75 percent.
