the neighbors' fence

Don’t get me wrong, these are very nice neighbors, but with 6 kids, there is always laundry on that fence, not to mention balls coming over it!
Plus, we would like the privacy.

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

I agree with you 100%!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

Yah, I see your issues and I can understand why you want your privacy. Your beds look really lovely … even with that hanging “decoration” (oh my!!—LOL!!!). Trellis’ would be great along there … something nice and dense maybe.

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Maybe you should offer to help your neighbour put up a clothsline :)

Hops is a tall vine that will grow very fast – just a suggestion, especially if you like making your own brew.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

She has a clothesline.
She just has more laundry than line.

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

with 6 kids … that is no surprise … :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Hi Dini….Cosmos might cover a lot of that lovely fence.Comes in so many nice colours and is quite tall.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

The Tall Dahlia’s as well … now that I am thinking … :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

And I’m thinking of a nice 10’ tall privet hedge…grows wicked fast, and gives complete and utter privacy.

-- Living on the square...Metro Detroit

I like the privet hedge, but the park won’t allow it, lol. As it is, the trellises will have to top out at 6’h x 4’w with a minimum 30” gap between.

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

I guess you will have to grow TALL plants to fill up those 30” gaps!! How about small flowering bushes like Weigelas!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

Good suggestion, but I want a lot of variety there, it is, after all, the longest bed I have, and from just about where the rug is hanging, all the way to the left, it gets more and more shade, going from full sun where the irises are, to fairly deep shade, where that bed meets the one directly beneath the trees.

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

Dini …. something perennial …. i do like Damacles suggestion …. but if perennial it woul return each year. Wishing you well ….. i have a similar problem with a nextdoor neighbour. He is a “collector” ..... of sorts.

-- blooz 5b - You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt. ~author unkown

no offence but if I were in your shoes I’ld do one thing

Move

Cedar hedges grow tall, are green year round. The taller the fence the better the neighbor!!

-- Central northish Ontario

It’d be nice Greenthumb, but we’re on a fixed income (DH is disabled), so moving is not an option.

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

I thought you had put up a beautiful piece of art in your garden. :)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)