Tree or bush to block out NDNs conservatoty

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Our NDNs are getting a conservatory built. We don't get on very well and I'm gutted that when I look out of our downstairs window we are going to see a glass roof instead of the lovely trees that were there. Can anyone recommend some tall plants/trees that we cans plant our side to act as a screen? Evergreen please x

I'd put a trellis up with either a clematis or jasmine, or a passion flower, or maybe all three! Or honeysuckle.

I also have a hop which grows the most beautiful bright green leaves and delicate hops in the spring/summer, it's super fast growing and vine-like, giving unusual and pretty coverage.

That's awful. I'm afraid I don't have any advice about plants, but could you get a higher fence? From your pictures it doesn't look that high, although it may just be the angle. We have recently changed our fence to a 2metre one and it's fantastic, no more nosey next door neighbours peering over when they're in the garden!

Hm, if your sitting room window is north-facing, then a) your neighbours are building a very expensive freezer for 3/4 of the year and b) you are to their west... Which means anything with any height will block the evening sun from their conservatory. Just a thought... I'd be tempted to go for lollipop-shaped or pleached mature/semi-mature trees (hornbeam?) - so you have clear stem for pretty much the full fence height, then big evergreen lollipop heads from just below the top of the fence up another few feet. You can then underplant with whatever takes your fancy.

Hornbeam > www.google.co.uk/search?q=hornbeam+lollipop&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari#imgrc=QV-UKwCAmwBP9M:

Just realised of course that hornbeam wouldn't work - it keeps its leaves through winter (which is why we're using it for hedging) but will lose them in spring (we have other stuff in our hedge which is in leaf by then). Laurel instead...?

I had a lovely evergreen Clematis, it had white flowers twice a year, oh cut it back to far and killed it. But it's a great screen plant and grows relatively quickly.

I'd probably let it grow to much, but it screened me from the ndn who are at an angle and as they walk up and down the garden couldnt look in the lounge

I definitely agree with trellis, you can put anything you like on it, evergreen or not as the trellis itself will give you the privacy screen all year round.

I wouldn't be too keen on an evergreen shrub there, as I would be worried it would make the whole view too dark and overbearing.

Liara I wondered that too, was going to try and go for something lighter in colour as it's always been a very dark shady corner of the garden.
Metalmum it's a 6ft fence, didn't know they did higher to be honest or we'd have gone for that when we had it replaced

I'd go for trellis and a lovely evergreen honeysuckle

Have you thought of putting up something reflective on/near/by the fence (then camouflaged a bit with plants) to get more light into your room. Article here.
Or paint the fence in a light colour.

My parents grew twisted willow in a similar situation. It was lovely