Ideas for blocking unsightly trampoline

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Hi I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas on how I could block out my (selfish) neighbours trampoline - in the garden behind us. It is pushed right up against their fence, touching it. We have absolutely no privacy whatsoever..... kids peering into our already tiny garden. The current fence is 6 foot and the right hand side wooden picture which was put in by the builders as a decorative screen is 7 feet. Can we put something on top of the fence to match the height of the decorative thing?

plant bamboo along the boundary - but keep up maintenance on it as it can grow out of control.

The quickest way would be to pop to b&m and get some screens that have fake ivy on it. 20 or 25 quid a screen I think.

Well I say pop. There's no such thing anymore but you get the idea.

Do not plant bamboo!

Have you got a border your side to plant into.? Can you afford three single stem trees with lolly pop heads at the right height

Put something along the top of the fence.

BUT
fences over a certain height are subject to planning permission
if you put a solid barrier, you will run into trouble in a storm/high wind
Try a trellis, or lollipop trees as PP said, or the bamboo fencing which is flexible, or put up 2 tall poles, one either side and string wires between and grow a clematis, by next year it will be covered and beautiful

You could plant some bamboo in large pots. That’s what I’ve done to screen off our own trampoline.

You can buy bamboo that’s quite tall already if you buy from a nursery. It’ll also be much cheaper than a garden centre. Transplant into 120L plastic tubs and the the new culms will fill the pot quickly.

If you google something like big plant nursery + bamboo you might find a local supplier. I’d try phyllostachys aurea.

Bamboo or trellis !

Marking my place as I'm interested in this topic

Following as I’d like to block out next door too!

Could you do something creative with a garden sail?

Put a trellis on top of the fence.

I think a trellis is the only quick option really because anything else will be wrecked in high winds, and anything that tall that you plant in pots will also be unstable in high winds I would have thought.

A 120L pot with bamboo in it is going nowhere in high winds.

Thank you for all the ideas 😀very annoying that we are restricted to a height of 6 foot when it comes to a fence yet they can have the tallest shed in history and a trampoline shoved up against our fence 🤬. I just wouldn't do it on my neighbour but hey ho.....

To be honest your fence looks short?
I have this issue also but have a standard fence.
I also have bamboo in pots but to be honest height wise they do not seem to grow and are certainly not achieving the height I need.
I would replace your fence personally.
I wish more neighbour's would be thoughtful of this.

Trellis with climbing plants or a large garden umbrella - the cantilever type which you can put up when using the garden.

Yes it is short - our garden is tiny as it is. Every time I look out my kitchen window all I can see is the green-worse when U are working from home and have to look at it constantly 😓. The side fences are higher and they have clematis climbing on them aswell. So no idea why builder put so low at the back. We just have no privacy at all. They have hidden it behind their own shed so they don't have to look at it 🤔so selfish

screenwithenvy.co.uk/ do some great screens - not quite sure how it would work in your space and if they are tall enough but maybe worth a look.

Lots of bamboos are invasive, but just as many are well-behaved.... you just need to buy the right type. With your lovely acer, some bamboo would work well!

Is it really selfish that the kids want some exercise during lockdown? Come on.

Perhaps ask them if they can sink it as that is what did with our trampoline. To stop it being such an eyesore rather than appeasing grouchy unreasonable neighbours.

Very weird positioning though. Why is their shed there? Just seen it’s against your fence. Very odd. If so, and they are anything like my kids, they’ll be bashing into the side of the net and damaging it. Perhaps use that angle.

Something like this?

I would plant a few red Robins and a buddleia . Both will drop leaves into the trampoline and bug the neighbours no end. But will look really nice at the end if your garden.

As a trampoline owner myself, I do think that position is pretty selfish. But I would say most kids just bounce and get off they don't hang about looking into the next door garden (maybe at first, but then it becomes very dull very fast). Our trampoline gets loads of use, my DD uses it to sunbathe or bounces like a lunatic and then gets off. But I think it goes through phases and I hear a lot of trampolines don't get too much use.

A couple of really tall posts at the bottom corners of the garden. Line between them. Air washing / big sheets/ duvets all summer/ year.

Go for some mature bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) - nice tall evergreen stems not to be confused with the hedging plant cherry laurel.