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Kevin
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Please help ! - Trying to create a Garden with Privacy
Comments (3)Hi, HERE Design and Architecture, please follow this link as this was a duplicate post :0( https://www.houzz.com/discussions/please-help-trying-to-create-a-garden-with-privacy-dsvw-vd~749344...See MorePlease help ! - Trying to create a Garden with Privacy
Comments (60)If you want privacy at the front of your home to stop people to seeing in, then you could either change your gates to completely enclosed the area and have a CCTV system set up so visitors can alert you when they arrive. Or preferably, you could separate the two drives by erecting a fence between the two garage doors and plant a nice tall hedge 3/4 of the way along the front boundary to obscure the view of the main house. You could then reverse round the hedgerow and park the car at an angle so it is partially obscured by the hedgerow, with CCTV and security lights shining down from the top of the garage to give you peace of mind. It would be lovely to remove the gates and be able to look out of your front door and see the hedgerows, and they would also help to muffle the sound of the traffic...See MoreGarden design
Comments (8)Hi, Since your garden is quite long and narrow, I think it would be nice to add some horizontal lines. So you could do something like this: add a raised border just behind the existing patio (redo that one) and along the fence, then behind that first raised border have another patio (either decking or gravel) and let that material run the width of the garden, cutting through the long path, and behind that patio another raised border. Just in front of the shed you could do another narrow stretch of the material you used for the extra patio, again running the width of the garden. You'll only need a small tree to block the view. Clematis would cover the trellis and give you pretty flowers. I think this will be easy maintenance. If you prefer you could have grass instead of the second patio. I would then have that running the width of the garden and do stepping stones where the path now is. (Ignore the size and direction of the decking, it's just to illustrate what I mean)...See MoreHow can I add privacy to my corner garden on busy road? Ideas needed!
Comments (7)Do not despair, there is a lot you can do to make your garden more secluded with new fencing and clever planting. Is this your only garden? Can I ask whether there is any covenant preventing you from having a taller fence? If not, then can I suggest a 5’ solid fence all round, with a gate. Most dogs will easily jump over your current fence and I’m sure you want to keep your dog safe. If a solid fence is not allowed, then a tall picket fence will do the job, or add taller panels to your current fence as in the second pic. I think a pergola in one corner will give you some more privacy, and you can plant climbers on it for even more privacy (first pic). You can buy them as a flat pack or get a carpenter to make and build one for you. You can add comfy seating, and a doggy bed, under it so you can enjoy your garden on warm days. Now for the planting. I think tall shrubs will create a secret garden effect which will drown out traffic noise and visitor noise! Things like evergreens Viburnum tinus, Ceanothus, Photinia and Choisya ternata Sundance. They can be the bones of your garden. Then add shrubs that are deciduous but add colour in the spring and summer, things like Shrub Roses, Hibiscus, dwarf Lilac, Cotinus and Climbers like Clematis, Star Jasmine, Honeysuckle and climbing roses. These need a wall or trellis or an obelisk to climb up. I can see you have some planting already which is great. The final addition to the planting is perennial flowers and bulbs, but the planting above will create a cosy garden, if you don’t want more planting. Here’s a few pics to inspire you and hopefully reduce your despair! 😊...See MoreKevin
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