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Posted by on February 21, 2008, 7:32 pm
we use to have a row of hollybushes that grew to about 12 feet tall
and we lost control of them, I turned our privacy row of holly bushes
into a row of hollybush tree's and it looks great. now they are 16+
feet tall and act as a wind barrier on the west side of the house in
storms.
make sure you find out if their is any cables along the stretch you
tend to plant in. and check city code to see how far back from the
curb you have to build.
try rows of ceder tree's as grass grows right up to their trunks and
you can mow around them, and they are green all year long. please
birds love to build nest in them. we have 4 bird nest in 1 ceder tree
also take into effect in 5-10 years at 16-feet for similiar trees or
bushes as they will cut the sunlight off for the part of the yard and
grass won't grow.
Stewie 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 ?
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