What about building something like a single post pergola beside the fence, attach some trellis and grow some climbing plants ? Plenty of these can be quick growing but not all evergreen.
Interesting you have the ugly side of the fence. I thought the owner of the fence had to have the ugly side and the neighbour the good side? Anyway, you want to screen out your unfriendly neighbour without giving him cause to complain. Pittosporum tenuifolium could be an option. Yes, it does have to be pruned if you want a certain height/shape, but its leaves are small and the tidying up after pruning is not onerous, especially if you put a tarp or sheet underneath to catch what falls.
You could add some foreground plants to break up the hedge look e.g. phormiums, that contrast with the shape of the pitto and add interest and colour to the area. You are also pulling your eye to ground level, which detracts from the view of the neighbour's plot and his fence.
Yes you are correct about the ugly side of the fence, although I have not had this officially confirmed a number of people have said the same as you. The fence was put one day whilst we were away, and to be honest they are quite unpleasant people so we went along with it.
Just so you know, the laughter was due to the typo / autocorrect in your earlier post, not the question itself.
I would probably go for yew or pyracantha myself, though as stated you may need to trim from the neighbour's side (you definitely don't want to be squeezing between the fence and a pyracantha!).
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Yes you are correct about the ugly side of the fence, although I have not had this officially confirmed a number of people have said the same as you. The fence was put one day whilst we were away, and to be honest they are quite unpleasant people so we went along with it.
Everyone around here seems to have the good side of the fence facing themselves. I don't think there's a fixed rule, just custom. It doesn't much matter and if everyone sticks to the local custom, everybody has one good side.
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You could add some foreground plants to break up the hedge look e.g. phormiums, that contrast with the shape of the pitto and add interest and colour to the area. You are also pulling your eye to ground level, which detracts from the view of the neighbour's plot and his fence.
I would probably go for yew or pyracantha myself, though as stated you may need to trim from the neighbour's side (you definitely don't want to be squeezing between the fence and a pyracantha!).
Everyone around here seems to have the good side of the fence facing themselves. I don't think there's a fixed rule, just custom. It doesn't much matter and if everyone sticks to the local custom, everybody has one good side.