Hedges as tall as houses!

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Are there any, preferably variegated or is leylandii the only option?

My neighbours keep cutting more and more off the trees from their bottom of their garden...

I know they are their trees but without the trees I have literally no privacy whatsoever!

So, I want to plant a dense hedge my side so that if they do decide to remove the trees completely in future I’ll still have my privacy.
I don’t really want leylandii, is it my only option?

I’m looking for a hedge or a tree because I want to be able to trim it so it doesn’t overhang their garden, can’t really do that with a tree as it’ll look lopsided and ugly

Leylandii will ruin your garden and your neighbours. They suck all the moisture and goodness out of the ground and cast such dense shade they are miserable to live near.

Why don’t you just plant some normal deciduous trees?

I have a mixed hedge as high as a house

It’s got beech (slow grower) , blackthorn, hawthorn, hazel, bird cherry (and brambles )

You could also buy an instant ivy screen for immediate solution

Leylandii will ruin your garden and your neighbours. They suck all the moisture and goodness out of the ground and cast such dense shade they are miserable to live near
This is a real worry of mine but I need something house height!

Why don’t you just plant some normal deciduous trees?
Because the branches will overhang the neighbours and aswell as that being really unneighbourly with them having to trim them all the time it’s also going to look really rubbish because the trees will be unbalanced

It’s got beech (slow grower) , blackthorn, hawthorn, hazel, bird cherry
Are all of those deciduous?
Ideally, I’d like something evergreen, I’d love a variegated pittosporum like silver queen but don’t think it grows tall enough.
Considered bay too but think that’s very slow growing?

Pleached trees are lovely and would work well.

Bamboo is brilliant as a screening hedge. It grows up the way and doesn't overhang. And it needs virtually no maintenance, just a tidy up if you think it needs it

It gets slated on here, but I have Laurel and it's a beast. I think it grows 3 feet every year.

I prefer the appearance of beech, but we wanted evergreen

Laurel can grow very high quite quickly. It’s easy to prune when it’s as tall as you need.