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Garden Privacy
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Hi all,
Long time reader of posts but this is the first one ive written!
I moved into a new build this year and have the standard privacy problems! We have already fixed the slope with sleepers but now turn our attention to getting more privacy and cant think of the best way to achieve this in our garden without spending a fortune!
We have thought about adding a trellis and growing off of it but I feel due to the slope at the bottom and the fact there is a different size gap between each post this will be expensive and wont give us privacy at the bottom still. We have also thought about some trees (really wouldnt need much bigger than 8 to 10ft). But all in all, we are not sure so wanted your opinion.
I have added some pictures of the garden from a sitting down position.
Long time reader of posts but this is the first one ive written!
I moved into a new build this year and have the standard privacy problems! We have already fixed the slope with sleepers but now turn our attention to getting more privacy and cant think of the best way to achieve this in our garden without spending a fortune!
We have thought about adding a trellis and growing off of it but I feel due to the slope at the bottom and the fact there is a different size gap between each post this will be expensive and wont give us privacy at the bottom still. We have also thought about some trees (really wouldnt need much bigger than 8 to 10ft). But all in all, we are not sure so wanted your opinion.
I have added some pictures of the garden from a sitting down position.
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If you want to make the dining area more private, a simple screen or pergola is the best solution. That can be done quite easily with trellis and posts, and then climbers, if you don't want to go all in with the expense of a big, hefty pergola.
To screen across the area to the left of the trampoline, the easiest method is a couple of strategically placed shrubs or small trees - but not right out at the boundary. If you have them in about a third of the way, they don't need to be so big and therefore won't dominate the area too much.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'm afraid it's very much a staple of lots of gardens nowadays, and I can understand why people have them, but yes, they can be very intrusive. I think the novelty often wears off quite quickly with them though
Looking at the photos - it might be worth having the trampoline on the side where I've drawn the trees. The right hand side looks easier to screen - one tree, and the pergola/screen for the dining area/patio would make a huge difference
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It's probably the easiest solution - certainly for your patio area. Doesn't have to be fancy, and you can always put something heftier and fancier in at a later date.
Once the sprogs are earning their keep and giving you dig money
I did a screen in this garden when I moved in - for exactly the reason you're looking for. It's posts with a horizontal top and bottom, and then roofing battens attached vertically.
I was creating a pond and did some planters too, but you wouldn't need any of that.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...