People often say 'high fences make good neighbours' instead - probably more accurate I think you need to have the conversation with the neighbours re that fence/raised garden @Bobbibrowngirlie, for the reasons given already. Goodluck with that - may not be easy
It's a beautiful piece, that poem @nickten, although The Road Not Taken is probably his best known. Beautiful
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
So it seems I got my measurements mixed up here and the dividing fence post you can see in the photo is actually only 5ft tall and not 6ft tall which explains why I can see the head and shoulders of my neighbours. I'm wondering if pleached trees or standards would be suitable to be lined up along the fence. I like plants of interest so Photinia Louise and Marble or Acer Flamingo.
We have a similar issue, though our neighbours didn't cause the problem as their patio was raised when they moved in. We agreed to remove extensive ivy that was covering - and damaging - the fence (it was planted by the previous owners of our house) and this exposed the problem. I'm on good terms with my neighbour, who acknowledged the privacy issue, and just kindly told her I'd plant something non-invasive to create a hedge. I chose portuguese laurel (much better than cherry laurel) two years ago and it's worked perfectly. We lose a bit of light, but so be it. It is evergreen and easily controlled. The neighbour hasn't complained.
In your situation I'd do the same. They'll lose a bit of light, but you have to weigh up which is more important to you, your privacy or a little light loss for your neighbour.
Hi again, so an update on this situation. I asked if I could add trellising to the top and was told it should be ok but they wouldn't contribute towards the cost. I then bought all the trellising and was told I couldn't fix it to the top baton (it's on their side) as they don't want to see it so now i'm faced with adding it to the front of the fence which is on my side. I asked if they would perhaps consider putting panels along their side of the fence at the new height but was told I'd have to pay towards that. Am I being unreasonable here? Their work has caused this problem, their garden is leaning on OUR fence, there's no retaining wall and no draining and they want me to pay towards fixing the issue. I'm getting very frustrated now and thinking the council or the housebuilder is the only option to resolving this before the estate gets adopted by the council. The photo is from their instagram page which shows how high the astroturf is on their side. Thoughts and/or previous experience welcome. I'm thinking pleached trees and a trellis might be the only solution in the interim
I'd have a go with the house builder. I'm on a chicken keeper forum and there's always posts there about housebuilders getting nippy with folk that have two chickens in their backyard.
We had a new low fence erected before we moved in on one section of the garden. All gardens are sloping gradually here, the neighbours threw loads of stuff up against it while trying to level a patch, and the result, was a fence that just rotted away, and then blew over in the wind. Neighbour on the otherside, has leant loads of stuff up our fence, fence has rotted away. Same story. A stretch of sleepers, probably 3 or 4 at £30 each may be enough, stepped back from the fence by at least a foot.
Imbecilic house builders decided to level off a slope and pushed soil down against my sister's garage/annex. Her garage now has damp issues, legal channels pursued to no ends. At least if it were their fence, it would be their issue.
I thought traditionally ugly side on your side implied your fence?
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I think you need to have the conversation with the neighbours re that fence/raised garden @Bobbibrowngirlie, for the reasons given already. Goodluck with that - may not be easy
It's a beautiful piece, that poem @nickten, although The Road Not Taken is probably his best known. Beautiful
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
In your situation I'd do the same. They'll lose a bit of light, but you have to weigh up which is more important to you, your privacy or a little light loss for your neighbour.