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landscaping privacy Stewie 02-12-2008
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Posted by Stewie on February 12, 2008, 11:04 am

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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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on February 12, 2008, 11:14 am
>
> 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 ?


Call this company:
http://www.musserforests.com/

I seem to recall their catalog mentioning certain shrubs which grew quickly
and were great for privacy. They sell small plants in large quantities,
usually at highly competitive prices.



Posted by Joe on February 12, 2008, 12:48 pm
On Feb 12, 10:04=A0am, "Stewie" <Stewie@I-shall-rule-the-wor...@Family-
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:
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 [neighbor]
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 |
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(fence)
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 |
> [neighbor]---------[my house]----------------[street]
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 |
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 |
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 |
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 [ 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 ?

Your very first move should be to contact the city building inspector
and learn what the building codes will allow. That will keep you from
an expensive mistake or legal problems with the neighbors. HTH

Joe

Posted by on February 12, 2008, 2:22 pm
> On Feb 12, 10:04=A0am, "Stewie" <Stewie@I-shall-rule-the-wor...@Family-
>
>
>
>
>
> 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:
>
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 [neighbor]
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 |
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(fence)
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 |
> > [neighbor]---------[my house]----------------[street]
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 |
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 |
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 |
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 [ 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 ?
>
> Your very first move should be to contact the city building inspector
> and learn what the building codes will allow. That will keep you from
> an expensive mistake or legal problems with the neighbors. HTH
>
> Joe- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -


Arborvitae are a very popular choice for establishing a screen.
Regarding the landscape architects, I think you're comparing apples
and oranges. The architect can give you a plan for an overall design
that integrates a screen into an overall landscape design for the
property. If that's what you want, then I'd go that route. A
simple screen consisting of a line of shrubs or evergreen trees is
straightforward and can easily be done without an architect. Local
nurseries would be another place to get ideas.

Posted by jJim McLaughlin on February 12, 2008, 2:31 pm
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 ?
>
>
>
>
Regarding plantings, etc. you might also want to ask on rec.garden
for stuff that may grow more quickly.

Give your county and state in your post, (not just "Northeastern US"
which covers a
*lot*of territory) as those folks really do hone in on actual locations
regarding plant
recommendations.

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