Looking at the angles of your neighbour's windows, they will not be able to see your garden unless they open them and stick their heads out, so I personally wouldn't be at all worried about being overlooked.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
I'd be looking at planting some tall shrubs or creating a pergola or similar within your garden itself, to create secluded/screened areas where you can sit in comfort without feeling 'esposed'.
Have a look at Alan Titchmarsh's Garden Design book from his How to Garden series. It's available quite cheaply from Amazon and elswhere.
I wouldn't be happy planting a tree by the fence to provide screening - it won't take very long before it's much too tall for the garden and its roots are invading drains and foundations
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I would try and obscure that ugly fence, but do you really think your neighbours are going to peer down into your garden to the extent that it will worry you?
Plant up your garden to please yourself, and forget about the neighbours. They may even become friends.
That's rather close to your neighbours house.... and yours if it comes to that. They'd have every right to be rather irritated if you blocked off their light etc that close to them and with a tree.
I'd be inclined to want to just screen the fence with something that flowered. IF you sit on that patio area and are concerned they really are going to be interested in watching you then you'd be better putting something round that bit and within your garden just to screen it.
If you were intent on planting something that's going to be higher than the fence you need to be aware that you could cause problems as that's high
If I were you I'd have a chat with them and let them know what you're thinking of doing IF it's going to impact on them.
Unless they poked their heads out the top window, they should not be able to see into your garden. Perhaps you will get used to it in time. If you plant something along the fence line, that will naturally lower your line of sight and then you will not feel so exposed. If you are set on a tree, then I would go for something smallish like a small rowan or amelanchier. Both will provide a little screening but neither are evergreen.
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Looking at the angles of your neighbour's windows, they will not be able to see your garden unless they open them and stick their heads out, so I personally wouldn't be at all worried about being overlooked.
I'd be looking at planting some tall shrubs or creating a pergola or similar within your garden itself, to create secluded/screened areas where you can sit in comfort without feeling 'esposed'.
Have a look at Alan Titchmarsh's Garden Design book from his How to Garden series. It's available quite cheaply from Amazon and elswhere.
I wouldn't be happy planting a tree by the fence to provide screening - it won't take very long before it's much too tall for the garden and its roots are invading drains and foundations
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Plant up your garden to please yourself, and forget about the neighbours. They may even become friends.
I'm with Dovefromabove ^
That's rather close to your neighbours house.... and yours if it comes to that. They'd have every right to be rather irritated if you blocked off their light etc that close to them and with a tree.
I'd be inclined to want to just screen the fence with something that flowered. IF you sit on that patio area and are concerned they really are going to be interested in watching you then you'd be better putting something round that bit and within your garden just to screen it.
If you were intent on planting something that's going to be higher than the fence you need to be aware that you could cause problems as that's high
If I were you I'd have a chat with them and let them know what you're thinking of doing IF it's going to impact on them.
Unless they poked their heads out the top window, they should not be able to see into your garden. Perhaps you will get used to it in time. If you plant something along the fence line, that will naturally lower your line of sight and then you will not feel so exposed. If you are set on a tree, then I would go for something smallish like a small rowan or amelanchier. Both will provide a little screening but neither are evergreen.