landscaping privacy - Page 3

>I planted about 600' of 24" one gallon Leyland Cypress. Now they are 30' tall
>except for the portion I trim to 10'. It grows 5' a year once established. Be
>careful though. If you let it get out of bounds, you'll have a big job getting
>back in bounds.

>
> Was wondering what others have done to put up privacy
> barriers between neighboring homes.
>
> I'm on a corner lot in a "typical" suburban sub division.
> The lot is about a 200' x 100' size. There is a house to
> one side, and one behind, kinda looks like this:
>
>
>
> [neighbor]
> |
> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(fence)
> |
> [neighbor]---------[my house]----------------[street]
> |
> |
> |
> [ street ]
>
> (not to scale).
>
> My dilemma is, I'd like to put up some privacy barriers
> on the left & right sides in the above diagram (to the
> home on the left above, and to the street). to make a
> private yard that would encompass the area on the left,
> to the rear, and part of the section to the right.
>
> I've gotten all kinds of 'suggestions' - but i thought
> i would post to this group and collect some more before
> i make a decision.
>
> Many of the suggestions involved planting trees or hedges.
> Additional fencing is a thought, but I would still need a
> lot more trees to block out views of the neighbors (since
> the fence height is only 6').
>
> All the planting ideas involve waiting a LONG time for
> usable privacy (like YEARS).
>
> I'm in the northeastern USA.
>
> Does anyone have actual experience with some species of
> tree or hedge, that works in one season or less ? (or some
> other idea to achieve the privacy goal).
>
> I've interviewed professional landscaping *architects* (not
> landscaping contractors), but i want to exhaust the DIY
> design route first before spending $$$ on retainers to have
> architects construct designs (like the folks you see on
> HGTV).
>
> Anyone here have any thoughts on privacy barriers ?
>
>
>
>

> > I'm on a corner lot in a "typical" suburban sub division.
> > The lot is about a 200' x 100' size. There is a house to
> > one side, and one behind, kinda looks like this:
> >
> >
> >
> > [neighbor]
> > |
> > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(fence)
> > |
> > [neighbor]---------[my house]----------------[street]
> > |
> > |
> > |
> > [ street ]
> >
> > (not to scale).
> >
> > My dilemma is, I'd like to put up some privacy barriers
> > on the left & right sides in the above diagram (to the
> > home on the left above, and to the street). to make a
> > private yard that would encompass the area on the left,
> > to the rear, and part of the section to the right.

Guy.net.org> wrote:
> Was wondering what others have done to put up privacy
> barriers between neighboring homes.
> I'm on a corner lot in a "typical" suburban sub division.
> The lot is about a 200' x 100' size. There is a house to
> one side, and one behind, kinda looks like this:
> [neighbor]
> |
> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(fence)
> |
> [neighbor]---------[my house]----------------[street]
> |
> |
> |
> [ street ]
> (not to scale).
> My dilemma is, I'd like to put up some privacy barriers
> on the left & right sides in the above diagram (to the
> home on the left above, and to the street). to make a
> private yard that would encompass the area on the left,
> to the rear, and part of the section to the right.
> I've gotten all kinds of 'suggestions' - but i thought
> i would post to this group and collect some more before
> i make a decision.
> Many of the suggestions involved planting trees or hedges.
> Additional fencing is a thought, but I would still need a
> lot more trees to block out views of the neighbors (since
> the fence height is only 6').
> All the planting ideas involve waiting a LONG time for
> usable privacy (like YEARS).
> I'm in the northeastern USA.
> Does anyone have actual experience with some species of
> tree or hedge, that works in one season or less ? (or some
> other idea to achieve the privacy goal).
> I've interviewed professional landscaping *architects* (not
> landscaping contractors), but i want to exhaust the DIY
> design route first before spending $$$ on retainers to have
> architects construct designs (like the folks you see on
> HGTV).
> Anyone here have any thoughts on privacy barriers ?