walms wrote:
Hi folks,

I'm in a suburb in southern Ontario. We decided to buy a house that backs
onto conservation to get a little more privacy than the standard lot would
offer. Everything was great until our next door neigbour decides to install
a patio door and 2nd floor deck off the back of their house with a full view
of our back yard!!! (which wouldn't be so bad if they had a better past time
than watching us swim).
As the old saying goes, tall fences make for good neighbours... I'm looking
for a 15' fence! unfortunately the local bylaw will only allow for 6'.

Any good suggestions? It seems to be popular to go white cedar, but I'm not
totally impressed with the look. I have to cover about a 30' length.

I've done a couple of searches and came up with a few names:

Hungarian lilac
Spartan juniper
English laurel
Red elder
Siberian pea shrub
tall hedge buckthorn
Russian olive

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance


Depending on the height of their deck and the distances involved, you might
not need anywhere near as tall a fence as you think to obstruct their view
(still probably more than 6 feet)

How about bamboo? Or willow? Or plant something like castor beans around
the the side of the pool facing your neighbors.

Local ordinances only allow a 6' fence, but what about a trellis? Then
plant a vigourous vine, like maybe hops or hyacinth beans.

Best regards,
Bob