Shinrin-Yoku at Home: How a Living Privacy Wall Becomes Your Own Forest Retreat

A living privacy wall does more than block a view. It changes the way your home feels. In Japan, the practice of shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, is built around spending slow, sensory time among trees. Research has linked forest bathing and forest walking with benefits related to stress, mood, blood pressure, and relaxation, though outcomes vary by study, environment, and individual health factors.

Your privacy trees are not a medical treatment, and we do not make medical claims about them. But we do believe trees can help create a more restorative home environment. As your trees grow, they begin to soften sound, cool the air, create shade, release scent, attract birds and insects, and bring green movement to the edge of your property.

Go touch a tree.