Landscaping To Hide Neighbors Fence

Nebraska extension landscape horticulture specialist kim todd talks about fences and creative ways to hide them.

Landscaping to hide neighbors fence.

See more ideas about outdoor gardens backyard garden design. Hide damaged sections of your fence with attractive fence art or garden art that you create or purchase from your local garden center. But while a privacy fence might solve the problem it s not always the most aesthetically pleasing solution says eric sauer a landscape architect in dayton ohio. Sometimes a neighbor may build an ugly fence out of spite for a neighbor.

Increase the privacy of your outdoor entertaining areas and block the view of your fence by placing privacy screens or a trellis along the edge of your patio. To break up the mass of a board fence sauer suggests adding an open lattice or baluster top and planting flowering or evergreen shrubs in front to soften its solidity. An espalier is a living fence created by training small trees into decorative patterns. Border gardens a garden planted along the fence line dresses up the backyard and sends up greenery to hide the fence.

Many states have laws that regulate spite fences most of these laws create the presumption that a fence is a nuisance to a neighbor when it is useless when it is constructed to annoy a neighbor and when it exceeds spite fence height limitations. For maximum camouflage plant tall perennials such as columbine and yarrow. We ll show you a variety of ways you can pleasantly mask your outdoor eyesores with hiding ideas for every style and budget. She added colorful orange clock vine for additional privacy.

From simple diy type projects to things requiring a bit more skill and effort we think you ll find something here to help you hide the ugly stuff so you can enjoy the fruits of your backyard garden and landscaping labor. Jan 22 2020 explore janis counts s board hiding the house next door ideas on pinterest. My mother built this trellis in her front yard to hide the neighbor s chain link fence. If you really want to get away with a vine for the speed but can t plant over your neighbor s fence put up a simple fence or trellis of your own maybe just wire between poles and grow something over it fast.

Diy wood trellis via wood magazine this version of a trellis privacy screen from wood magazine is similar but with a trellis added on top as well. Crossvine dutchman s pipe and some jasmines will all grow in deep shade. To block the view of two story neighbors landscape architect bartron bolted this tall custom metal trellis onto the garage wall.