Windscreen4less Artificial Expandable Ivy Leaf Faux Leaves Privacy Fence Screen for Outdoor Indoor Backyard Patio Balcony (Single Sided Leaves, 1 Pack)

I get nothing but compliments on my ivy windscreens! I wouldn't call them windscreens, though, because they are more like sunscreens for me. If they screened all the wind they would probably fly away like a sail. The density of the leaves varies depending on how far you stretch them out but it's just right for me at about 4 feet x 4 feet. It's not as lush as the picture makes it look. I bought one of these windscreens at $39.99 (although I see the price is down right now to $33.99) and then ordered two more (at the same price) because I liked it so much. I had already purchased a similar, but much smaller, ivy on a trestle screen on Ebay for $23 and was about to order several more when I noticed this one on Amazon. It looked like a better deal and it was. I used them to completely screen in my balcony since I don't have a great view and I wanted more privacy. Since I'm not allowed to permanently attach anything to the balcony, I used tension curtain rods placed vertically from the top of the waist high wall to the ceiling and attached the screens between them with heavy zip ties. I also attached everything to the metal railings on top of the wall and it has turned out to be very sturdy even in heavy winds. Without the metal railings, I'm not sure I would trust the tension rods to hold in the wind. To make them fit, I sawed one of the screens into threee sections which was quite easy. I did have to reinforce the sections on the ends by zip tying and/or nailing the wood pieces together where they crossed. There is a smell when first opening the plastic packaging but, once I put the screens outside, I haven't noticed it again. If you plan to use it inside, the odor might be a problem. Some of the leaves fell off when I was handling it but I just saved them and used small green zip ties to reattach them. You could probably also use small staples. The leaves aren't super realistic looking close-up but I have had several people tell me that they thought it was real ivy until they were holding a leaf in their hand. My only real complaint is that the availability on Amazon seems to change several times a day. I had been looking at ivy screens for a while and never saw these available. Other than the smaller ones on Ebay, these are the only ivy screens I had found on a wooden trestle (as opposed to a plastic mesh) which is what I needed. Luckily, I was able to catch them available one day and soon learned that you just have to keep checking back if it says unavailable.

I'm in love. Really. I absolutely HATED the view beyond my picket fence. There was an unsightly, muddy, gravel road behind the fence and in bad weather it's just a slushy, disgusting mess. I wanted to block the view of the road but didn't want a privacy fence either. I bought this because the reviews were really favorable and I was not let down. Here's why: 1. If you spend a little more and get the double sided, you can expand it to total length and not lose the privacy effect. Mine are stretched out to full length and it still has full coverage of ivy. 2. I dont care what anyone says, it does not look super fake at all. Once it went up, it literally looks like we spent years growing greenery on our natural lattice. NO ONE knew it was fake and we got a ridiculous amount of compliments on it. 3. It totally transforms our yard. We dont have the best lawn. Rocky soil makes it difficult. The added greenery along the fence line takes your away away from the patchy lawn. I feel so much better about my lawn now. 4. You really can use this in so many ways. It is expandable by height and length. I bought 7 of them to line my yard, but I want more so I can skirt the deck. I hate traditional lattice and I think this would look great there.

Purchased screens for my 2 back yard iron walk through gates, hoping they might block the street view enough to keep my small dogs from barking at everything and everyone. The screens arrived as promised, expanded easily, and I was able to attach one to each gate with zip ties. Foliage is green enough. Hopefully it doesn't fade too quickly in our New Mexico sun. Once expanded, even the small distance to cover a walkthrough gate, dogs are still able to peer through so it is not a true privacy screen. If you want complete privacy, you will need to purchase enough to keep them closed. That being said, screens appear to be sturdy enough and withheld a couple of very strong windstorms. Leaves did not blow off and screen did not break. Appearance wise, they look fine. Did not take away from the aesthetics of my home.

I bought 3 of these after a long session of measuring and calculating in order to get it perfect. Long side of my balcony is about 155" and the shorter part is somewhere around 55". That second number could be made up; I don't remember. But anyway I love this. I saw several different kinds of privacy screens like this on Amazon and other places. And trust me, I did my research before I spent over $150 on these. Nothing really compares to this. If you don't understand the mechanics of it, the wider you pull it, the more see-through it becomes. It works a bit like an accordion. So obviously if it's still pretty close together, the leaves appear more dense. It may or may not be clear in my photos, but it's definitely not 100% covered (I don't mind; it's just right for me). The 3 of these are absolutely perfect for my balcony. It's exactly what I needed and exactly what I was looking for. When people walk it's pretty easy for them to see when we sit on our balcony, or even through our sliding glass door, but now it's the perfect barrier. Apart from the aesthetic aspect of this, we really needed something that would block our cat from going through the railing. However, he does like to jump on top or over things, so we've managed other solutions for that. Also, it's a nice backdrop for when I take pictures of my chonky boi. The only downside is that they don't really provide anything to attach this to the railing, but luckily I have a lot of different materials from making jewelry, so I just used some of my wire and wrapped pieces tightly on the corners. You can use zip ties, ribbons, rope; whatever you have at home - or you might just have to buy something. Anyway this is definitely a 10/10 and I will be more than happy to use this when we move out of our apartment, and buy more if necessary!

Holds up very well in the Vegas heat! I ordered 2 and wanted to test them out for at least a couple of weeks before I wrote a review (just because of our heat index here). We've had temperatures between 110-115 for a while, strong winds, and it even rained really hard once, but these screens haven't changed colors or warped yet! They provide great privacy and plenty of shade as well, I'd say around 90% coverage. We live in Las Vegas and when I say these provide great shade and hold up in this toaster oven heat, they do! Only 2 leaves fell off, but we cannot tell where they came from because of leaf coverage. I plan to order at least 5 more when they become available again! They look great on our deck. I've had so many compliments on these screens as well. They don't look 100% real, but when they're outdoors next to real plants and nice decor, they look awesome. So if you order these screens, consider adding a few real plants around it, a nice seating area and such. ***I will update this review with photos once I find out how I can order more.*** Cons: They smelled weird when we first took them out of the package, but the smell only lasted 2 days because they aired out outside.

This product arrived in great condition. I purchased the double-sided screen to add privacy to a top-floor balcony and it fit the space I wanted to hang it up in just right. I needs to be secured from the top and decided to use heavy duty fishing line to hang it down from a wood beam on the patio so it would not appear to be hanging from a distance. It appears to be holding up very well, it moves a bit in the wind but has enough breathing room between the leaves that it’s not flapping around near as much as I had expected. Although it’s not a real plant, from a distance you cannot tell that which is perfect for the purpose of adding some privacy. It filters the sunlight also. Happy with this purchase. I think the 50$ price point makes it an inexpensive way to get needed privacy in community space. Much nicer looking than a shade.

I bought 4 of these to try them out. The leaf coverage is vastly varying between the different panels. On a couple of them, they are very sparse. Then a couple of them the leaves are much more filled in. I know it would be a pain to send these back, so I'm making it work and filling in the gaps with other various fake vines and plants to make them look a little more natural. That being said, these are at least an easy and somewhat affordable option for covering up an ugly fence. In my case, I'm covering up a chain-link fence with ugly metal slats. Do these look like real vines? Absolutely not. But from far away they are at least much better than what was there and cheaper than just building a new fence. These are easy to install. They don't include any zip ties, so make sure you have some of those on hand. I probably used about 9 zipties for each of these. They seem pretty secure. Not sure how they will hold up long term. Will update this over time if I notice any issues from sun/wind/snow/etc. I ended up buying some other fake vines/plants to help make these look a little more natural. As is, they definitely don't look as full as the pictures in the listing showed. But I will buy more to finish covering the whole fence since this is at least a better look than what I had going on previously.

Looooove! This stuff is great. I had to cut it to size but it worked so well! The double sided is great so I’m not causing and eyesore for my complex. It gives some privacy and chihuahua proofs my porch while looking super super cute and cozy! The smell was insane and very strong but it’s aired out.

The screen arrived on time. The leaves were not quite as realistic as I would have liked. However it gave The impression of a hedge on the balcony. Everyone was wowed and we got many compliments and requests for wher to obtain them. Of note they were quite stinky on opening the box but this faded over the week