Privacy fence panels can solve a myriad of problems. Maybe your home is too close to the neighbors (or to a spotlight on the neighbors’ garage that shines into your bedroom window). Or maybe the view just beyond your garden is an eyesore. Or maybe you just want a little separation from the rest of the world.
Well-made wooden privacy panel fences can also can create a stylish backdrop for foliage or other garden elements (as shown above in a Brooklyn garden we featured in our book, Gardenista: The Definitive Guide to Stylish Outdoor Spaces).
To prove the point, we’ve rounded up 10 styles of wooden fence panels—including horizontal slats, stockade pickets, lattice designs, and lapboard—to consider if you’re installing a fence for privacy.
![Modular Wood Slatted Panels can be fitted together in a variety of heights and widths. Single panels, available in three sizes, range from £\29 to £56, depending on height and width at Garden Trellis Co.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/wood-slatted-panels-garden-trellis-co-1-733x465.png)
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![Panels of Wood Privacy Fencing with open mortised squares and the stepped top horizontal rail are solid horizontal tongue-and-groove planks; widths range from 36 to 84 inches and heights range from 4\2 to 7\2 inches from grade; \$475 to \$\1,\100 from Prowell Woodworks.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/wood-fence-panels-tongue-and-groove-prowells-733x502.png)
![A five-pack of Grange Contemporary Slatted Fence Panels is £470 from DIY.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/grange-wood-fence-privacy-panels-733x479.png)
![A pack of seven Forest Kyoto Fence Panels made of mixed softwoods is £399.99 from Homebase.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/forest-kyoto-wood-fence-panel-privacy-733x476.png)
![A Pressure Treated Pine Privacy Fence Panel designed to withstand severe weather conditions is six feet high and eight feet wide; \$5\1.03 from Lowe\2\17;s.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/wood-privacy-fence-panel-lowes-733x481.png)
![Measuring approximately six by six feet, an Elite St Esprit Square Panel has planed and grooved horizontal slats and is made of pressure-treated lumber; £60.50 from Charltons Timber Store.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/wood-privacy-wood-fence-panel-charlton-timber-store-733x465.png)
![A six-foot-high Premium Heavy Duty Dog-Ear Fence Panel is \$6\2.\29 from Menard\2\17;s.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/wooden-fence-panel-privacy-dog-ear-menards-733x463.png)
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