Garden privacy

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So last year I had most of a summer of children jumping on a trampoline looking into my garden/house and being rather noisy. My neighbour obviously doesn't think this is an issue they got rid of the trampoline in the end as it was broken. "Thank god" I thought. Lo and behold they've just had a new one delivered. Joys... we have a 6ft fence but I would like to have something to give us more privacy or I'll end up telling them to fuck off. Our garden is quite large so I'm not worried about space but I need something quite cheap and quick to resolve the problem. Not having no privacy this summer as I'm due a baby in just over 4 weeks and will be breastfeeding

How much higher than the fence are they jumping? Would a fence top trellis do it?

Can you create a pergola and have climbers (a rambling rose or clematis will grow quickly) to give you a screened place to sit and sone shade for the baby. Or buy a pop up gazebo or sail awning?

I grow Golden Hops on 6' posts with wires stretched between them (to hide nextdoor 's hideous fence), cheep,but no use till next year when it's grown. It's ok for children to see another child being fed. There's a great Facebook page called Can I Breastfeed in It? Loads of ideas for what to wear when feeding.

Ask your NDNs to move the trampoline away from the fence. It's not reasonable to have it immediately adjacent to your garden if they are constantly peering into your garden. Complain, complain, complain.

I'm not talking about the noise. Children should and do play in their gardens, and trampolines are something children play on. But it shouldn't be parked next to your fence where they're staring at you and invading your privacy like that.

Realistically, children are not staring into the OP's garden. Firstly, they're bouncing up and down so they won't be able to keep their eyes on the garden for that long. Secondly, I doubt they have the attention span to jump repeatedly for a log period of time to observe you. Thirdly, if they're making noise then they clearly aren't focusing on you, but on each other.

Ask them to move the trampoline away from the fence if it bothers you that much to see their heads, but in a suburban garden the neighbours can probably see more of your garden, and more discreetly, by looking out of an upstairs window. It won't give you much more privacy.

Speak to your neighbours before they assemble it, they need the chance to put it somewhere else before you think about buying screening etc. Most decent people would do what they could to avoid disrupting you like this, it probably just didn't occur to them. Hopefully if your garden is large then they have a large garden too so a choice of places to put it.

Instant privacy from a gazebo, but spend a little bit more and get one with canvas covering, as I think that'll look nice and more importantly, last longer.

What are you doing in your garden? (Unhelpful)

Eucalyptus trees.

They probably just don't see it as an issue, I personally like low fences to chat over and to be able to see each others gardens and wouldn't like to be completely enclosed, so it wouldn't occur to me. Hopefully they might be able to put it somewhere else.

Claudia you would think that but you obviously haven't met my ndn. The oldest is 12 and he spent all last summer peering in my window! I know this because I bloody watched him do it. We're not overlooked anywhere else as we're not in a town. Unfortunately neighbour is not a particularly reasonable person otherwise I would have spoken to her. I'm not really worried about breastfeeding in front of anyone tbh, just find it a bit rude to be stared at. Although maybe if I'm blatant about it he'll stop staring!
Lol we're not doing anything particularly interesting in the garden but I'd like the opportunity to run around naked should I do wish!
Like the idea of a pagoda but the gardens about 75 ft long at the shortest point

Also totally not against kids playing in the garden, just think a bit of neighbourly respect goes a long way. When multiple neighbours complain (not me) then there's clearly an issue

WhoKnows, we have low fences the other side, it's quite nice. We chat and drink prosecco in the summer (when I'm not pregnant).
Looking at eucalyptus trees now. Would actually love to turn the garden into a secret garden with loads of trees and bushes but I'm the opposite of green fingered I killed a conifer...

Troughs/old bathtubs/old pond formers with bamboo in. Any long container will do.
Don't plant it into the ground.

Ooh I like that idea! Love an upcycle! Where's the best place to buy bamboo and is it high maintenance? Thanks :)

You can get it anywhere, but as I say don't plant it In the ground, it's very invasive. In containers, it's fine, and very useful. I have an old plastic fish pond with 12 ft high bamboo in it, an old bathtub too. I've attached some cheap screening around the side to disguise.
Plumbers merchants are good places to look too, you can sometimes get plastic water tanks quite cheap. Otherwise salvage yards, do a bit of skip-surfing, have a look in the corners at your local dump. Freecycle, FB groups.
The good thing about using containers is that you're already giving your screen a head start in height.

Brilliant thank you! :)

Be careful with Eucalyptus as they grow very very quickly!

My NDN's children were also over-the-fence starers (and also not very nice children). And commenters. And conversation attempt starters. Constantly. Every single time I went out they would be peering over the fence at me. To hang laundry, sit in a chair, play with my own children. Every single bloody time. We finally laid it out for the NDN parents that the trampoline had to be moved. They didn't initially, but we started telling the children off every time we went out there and they started staring again. The trampoline was moved shortly thereafter.

There's acceptable use/placement; and there are unacceptable use/placement. I completely understand what some children can be like, and parents need to be more responsible and understanding when it comes to their own darlings' behaviour issues.

Beware- thank you!! At least I know I'm not the only one irritated by it. Her garden is quite narrow and it's already as far up as it can go (somehow hers is smaller than ours). I've told them not to shout over the fence which in fairness they have stopped. Think I'll go for the eucalyptus. I'm hoping on it growing quickly haha.