Ways to create privacy in garden?

[meanieleanie]

We're on a new build estate and horribly overlooked due to the way they cram the houses in. Garden is a small rectangle. We have a patio, then three sleeper steps up to a square garden. We've got bamboo at the back fence which provides some privacy from rear neighbours.

Any ideas on how to get privacy at the sides too without it looking odd? Are there any plants we can put in pots at the edge of the patio which grow tall and could provide screening?

[MatildaTheGreat]

I’m interested to know too.

Could you have some sort of gazebo structure to sit under? Might also offer some shade.

[meanieleanie]

@MatildaTheGreat that's a good idea actually! I'd rather have something fairly permanent to help in winter too. Will have a look online.

Here's a little diagram in case my description was rubbish!

[ChardonnaysPrettySister]

Climbers on trellis.

Jasmine, clematis, roses, a few tall shrubs, like philadelphus, weigelia, viburnums.

[Beebumble2]

On last weeks Gardeners World, BBC 2, there was a small garden featured and the owner had a metal pergola for screening plants. It was especially made for her out of concrete strengthening rods.
It looked really lovely.

[HJWT]

Wood trellis at the top of fence with the fake leaf things over top? X

[Lovelylugs]

Climber covered pergola over patio area and some 'pleached' style trees so they give privacy but don't take up space lower down. You could do this yourself with something like viburnum tinus. (Eve Price is scented )