Jennifer Aniston’s Elevated Privacy Planting Offers an Unexpected Trick for Keeping a House Cool All Summer
Publish Date: 2026-06-10 02:00:00
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When it comes to clever planting to ensure privacy, celebrity homes are the best place to source inspiration. They want their homes to be secluded sanctuaries that offer an escape from the busy world, and also want them to be beautiful and aspirational spaces in which to spend time. Take, for instance, the Sunset Strip home where Jennifer Aniston lived during the early seasons of Friends.
The actress’s former Spanish-style Los Angeles home is a study in using plants for privacy. It is adorned with gorgeous English ivy crawling up the front, and accented with small bushes to create dimension. Pink and red flowers bring a tropical pop.
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To explore Jennifer’s look and its benefits, Homes & Gardens spoke with a variety of garden experts about the evergreen climbers we see in her former front yard. We also curated an edit of the best plants and tools you can use to recreate the look. According to our resident master gardener, Rachel Bull, ivy like Jennifer’s is as functional as it is pretty.
Jennifer Aniston’s former Los Angeles home on the Sunset Strip, where she lived at the time that Friends premiered | Credit: Barry King via Alamy
Rachel explains that planting English Ivy, like Jennifer’s, helps to naturally cool buildings in the heat of summer. She states: ‘Ivy leaves create a canopy that prevents direct sunlight from hitting walls. By stopping the brick from acting as a heat sink, heat doesn’t radiate inside later in the day.’ If you live in a warm climate and want to save money on Air Conditioning bills, this sounds like a pretty good option.
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