Private garden or a sociable one

[Fancynancy01]

Do you prefer private gardens

or to see neighbours everytime your in the garden?

I prefer private. I like socialising but on my own terms, so when I have invited people round. My opposite neighbours, however, have one low fence to the garden on the side of them and they all seem to get on very well and have similar aged kids who play together, which seems nice for them.

Private! I'd prefer it if I couldn't hear them either... Sigh. That said,I'm really sociable and like having people over for drinks in the garden but that's on my terms. My neighbour is lovely but has taken to talking to me from an upstairs window if she sees I'm putting washing out or just pottering...grrrr leave me alone!!!

Private. Who likes seeing neighbors all the time?

Private

Private, as much as is possible!

I have recently moved, wanted character/cottage and many old cottages come with detached or communal outdoor areas. Lots have shared terraces etc.

Totally discounted the house if the garden wasn't exceptionally private.

Private if you want to use the garden but if you can't be bothered with it and the maintenance of it or/and an extrovert with no children then shared is fine.

Private. I don't ever want to see my bastard neighbour . It is bad enough that he exists at all (long story).

Private, definitely. I don't mind seeing my neighbours every now and then out the front and saying hello, having a casual chat. But I'm an extremely private person and I like it that way.

Our front is private after erecting fences for the dog... its higher than expected as it was erected from drive and small wall and not the grass which I expected (I should have clarified with fence fitter) it's 5ft just down the sides with smaller driveway gate as we haven't changed that since moving in.

I like it, weird to not be able to just chat to neighbours but they are happy (they probably don't want to see my face everyday haha)

We couldn't afford new fences at the back so made the front secure as it was much cheaper.

Just hoping it won't affect us when trying to sell later down the line or if people actually prefer privacy

@horsechestnuttree made me laugh

My back garden is way overlooked though by very nice neighbours, but the front is completely secluded - often the case in Australian gardens, with trees and fences. It is my haven, with a bench, chairs, table and umbrella.

Oh, and the carport and driveway garden is very private, too.

:o

12 foot fence both sides and we back onto wild woods (currently a mass of bramble) and huge trees. Both sides don't use their gardens either so it is perfect for me (I don't like people).

@echt sounds like bliss, it was all so open when we moved in so I guess it will just take a bit of getting used to, I love gardening and pottering around so it's probably nice for the neighbours to not have a face full of my ass sticking up from the border daily

We have a ginnel to the side so can just about see who is walking down but anyone coming to my house usually comes through the driveway gate anyway

@OohKittens

Private all the way.
Our previous house had a section of 4 foot fence. We attached some trellis to it and grew a jasmine up it. Good for privacy and the neighbors liked it too!

We have low walls around most of our garden. We see our neighbours, sometimes chat. I doesn't bother me and it doesn't seem to bother them either.

Seems odd to do that at the front. And anti-social. If I was moving in I'd take the fences out at the front and move them to the back!

I used to have a shared garden across the back of five flats with direct access. It was lovely because the neighbours were great - I can imagine it being sheer torture if just one of them behaved like an idiot. No families though- all either young or retired

You might miss chatting to your neighbours, but if I was buying your house I wouldn’t know if they were even nice.

Op I bet the answers you got were bases on a back garden being private.

Front drive/garden fences off looks anti social like you have a problem with neighbours or doing something dodgy.

The fact that it's the front garden is a key and significant factor.

Oh, you were talking about front garden! That was not clear.

A ln open front garden is better. Also less likely to attract burglars.

@ChinWhiskers I get that completely, it feels strange and certainly wish I'd gone for smaller fences, one of the neighbours wanted 6ft and partner wanted 5ft (our dogs really don't get on) I am regretting not sticking to what I wanted which was one that was secure but still sociable.

I thought i would at least be able to see neighbours without standing on my front step but fitters did not install from the grass which I thought would happen (not their fault)

The front of the garden has hedges and then a driveway gate which you can see through completely but the sides are high

We have a low fence at the front. It still feels like we’re “outside” when out the front whereas the back feels like our own private space.