What are your top tips for creating privacy in a garden (not leylanddii!)

[Pannacotta]

We are soon going to have a very bare border (have decided to take the plunge and remove 6 very large leylandii).
We will then be overlooked by a 2 storey block of flats.
Am thinking of adding high trellis and lots of evergreen climbers, but not sure what else we can do. Would also like to creat a wind shield too if that makes sense as the garden is abit exposed.
Will add some small native tree but they will obviously take time to grow.
Any thoughts/suggestions would be great. Ta

[solo]

I've got some curly willow cuttings growing roots in ewater at the moment for the same reason. They are prolific growers and need managing, but are fab for privacy.

[Pannacotta]

Thanks solo, I thought willow was best for wet soil (often grows near water)?
It is dry and abit windy in our garden, so will have to check this out.

[maidamess]

I think Habitat do some sort of sail/screen which you hoist up and attach using hooks and eyes. A friend has one in her garden and it looks good. Of course you could make your own .

[solo]

Don't know about the soil qualities needed, but I think they like to drink judging by the amount of water they are taking up in the buckets!

[Pannacotta]

A sail screen would be good but there is nothing to fix it too (the bouncary isnt by the house), also the border is quite long (about 20m I think) so we really need some fencing/planting combo I think.
Will check details for willow but think it may be too dry here.
Its a shame that leylandii are so horrible or I'd just keep them...

[moshie]

Evergreen honeysuckle grows quickly and will spread along trellis as well as up. It will create a wind shield as it gets thicker in the middle.Some of them are quite strongly scented too.

[solo]

Honeysuckle is a great idea for mine too, also lovely scents ...

[Pannacotta]

Thanks, honeysuckle is a great idea, will try and find one which is evergreen and scented...

[pointydog]

fences and climbers. russian vine, I've been told. Honeysuckle, clematis montana.

Rowans and lilac are nice for smallish trees.

Berberis are very dense and evergreen but very jaggy.

[pointydog]

I have an evergreen honeysuckle. The flowers are quite a bit smaller than a decisuous one and can be lost in teh foliage but it's grown quickly. smaller leaves, denser

[Othersideofthechannel]

We have planted polygonum aubertii to climb up a wire fence while waiting for our bushes to grow into a hedge. It is pretty in the summer and grow really quickly. It's not evergreen but the dead branches provide privacy.

[Othersideofthechannel]

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polygonum aubertii is the same as Russian Vine btw.

[pointydog]

also pheasant berry (can't remember it's real name). Survives shade well, grows fairly quickly, I think the flowers are attractive

[ivykaty44]

I have an evergreen climbeing clematis - it is really fast growing (three years 20 foot) and has white flowers in the spring. Long dark green leaves which are shiney. In amongst this is also winter flowering jasimne which? is flowering now.

This is growing on trelis at the bottom of our very small garden and gives a really good screen all year round.

I will never ever get russian vine again!! It just takes over and goes mad - sorry but OTT and had to ripe out and start again so wasted growing time.

this clematis

My dad brought one at the same time and feed his with feeder and his grew much faster than mine.

In winter the leaves are lovely and lush and green not taking the apperance of normal clematis.

Have just been in the garden looking for the name and the jasmine is smelling really good. Planted along side and gives pretty pink flowers at the moment.

[Pannacotta]

Thanks for all the suggestions, already have an evergreen clematis lined up for that wall, they are lovely!
Am also thinking I might get some ivy too, perhaps one of the prettier types if I can find one.

[ivykaty44]

Ivy is an excellent idea Along with evergreen mock orange - mexican mock orange it is called I think.

[Pannacotta]

You would say that ivykaty!
WIll check out the Mexican Mock Orange, that does sound vaguely familiar, thanks.

[blackrock]

Buddleji is a great windbreak and grows quickly, but also can be pruned to the ground (some varieties). i have one that has grown to about 2m in 2years, flowers with orange ball shaped flowers, and doesn't like to be pruned as much as the purple cone shaped flowering types. I thinks it is called 'globosa'. here is a link to the RHS page which also tells you where you can buy it.

www.rhs.org.uk/Databases/HortDatabase.asp?ID=2453

[Pannacotta]

Thanks blackrock, thats a good idea, am keen to attract birds/wildlife so buddleja is perfect.

[Sallypoo]

Laurel makes a great everygreen fastgrowning hedge :-)