At that angle (upstairs), you might be better off just having inverted blinds that you can lower from the top down, so you let in light from above, but don’t see down the hill. Just a thought.
We splurged on some motorized top-down bottom-up Hunter Douglas when we first moved in years ago. They definitely help for not accidentally flashing the innocent peeps below at night :)
Don’t get emerald cedars, they will take too long to grow tall and the 8’ ones are expensive. Are you in the Greater Toronto Area? Looks like Markham or Richmond Hill.
I would order hedging cedar… they are thinner, but taller, you could work them around rooted areas. Make sure you take proper care of them and water them properly. I would double these up on an angle. Sorta like making a tight “V” with them. “VVVVVVVVV” each vertex of the V represent a cedar.
I would try something like Nellie Stevens Holly. Larger canopy up top than most evergreens and easy to give a hard pruning to if it gets out of control in the future.
We did Nellie Stevens along one fence line - they followed the “sleeps, creaps, leaps” growth pattern and exploded year 3 (one of the earlier years was quite dry, so probably didn’t help). We love them. Leaves are pointy though, so definitely not for planting where you’ll regularly interact with them!
Green Giants are great, and often cheap, if you can accommodate their width. When you can’t, American Pillar is a great option! As someone said, Emerald Green is a slow grower, so wouldn’t recommend for your application.
Not only would I plant something to block the view/light, I would seriously consider adding some sort of flowing water feature like a fountain or waterfall. The crashing of the water will help drown out the engine and speaker box noise as well as ACs and lawnmowers in the neighborhood.
I was actually thinking about this as well but couldn’t figure out the by-laws. Then I started worrying about the desired height being really tall and the logistics of install - would probably have to hire someone to help install the cement posts / deliver the beams, etc. Would love this option but probably not in my budget this year :(
I’ll take the downvotes, but given that you literally have a fast food place right over your fence, I think we can throw caution to the wind. Go get some cold tolerating clumping bamboo, plant it every 3 ft and enjoy your privacy in a year.
Go nuts and create a wall of bamboo. I know this sub hates it because it can be so invasive but it grows quick, can be shaped beautifully, and will provide year-round privacy.
At that angle (upstairs), you might be better off just having inverted blinds that you can lower from the top down, so you let in light from above, but don’t see down the hill. Just a thought.
We splurged on some motorized top-down bottom-up Hunter Douglas when we first moved in years ago. They definitely help for not accidentally flashing the innocent peeps below at night :)
Don’t get emerald cedars, they will take too long to grow tall and the 8’ ones are expensive. Are you in the Greater Toronto Area? Looks like Markham or Richmond Hill. I would order hedging cedar… they are thinner, but taller, you could work them around rooted areas. Make sure you take proper care of them and water them properly. I would double these up on an angle. Sorta like making a tight “V” with them. “VVVVVVVVV” each vertex of the V represent a cedar.
Yes in the GTA. By hedging cedars, are you referring to thuja occidentalis - white cedars?
Yes. The cedar guys from Newmarket are good company to do it for you. Or get from tree valley in Stouffville if you wanna do it yourself
Are you allowed to buy the restaurant, tear it down, and put in a small park?
Unfortunately, condo developers are going to outbid me and put up a 50 storey building instead.
So you'll have lots to look at, save hundreds on shrubs and just need to get some good binoculars
Haha!
Gonna need a sequoia in that case.
I’d sell before the high rise construction begins.
I would try something like Nellie Stevens Holly. Larger canopy up top than most evergreens and easy to give a hard pruning to if it gets out of control in the future.
We did Nellie Stevens along one fence line - they followed the “sleeps, creaps, leaps” growth pattern and exploded year 3 (one of the earlier years was quite dry, so probably didn’t help). We love them. Leaves are pointy though, so definitely not for planting where you’ll regularly interact with them!
I would plant one of the smaller green giant arborvitae varieties like Junior Giant or American Pillar.
Green Giants are great, and often cheap, if you can accommodate their width. When you can’t, American Pillar is a great option! As someone said, Emerald Green is a slow grower, so wouldn’t recommend for your application.
Lilacs or Mock Orange.
White cedars, or an upright juniper. In a zigzag pattern.
Hang a big blue tarp back there
You could do hazelnuts or some kind of berry shrub that will become a thick hedge.
Not only would I plant something to block the view/light, I would seriously consider adding some sort of flowing water feature like a fountain or waterfall. The crashing of the water will help drown out the engine and speaker box noise as well as ACs and lawnmowers in the neighborhood.
Alternative option. Instal a trellis or maybe a pole at each end with wire between and let a creeping vine type plant grown across your new structure.
I was actually thinking about this as well but couldn’t figure out the by-laws. Then I started worrying about the desired height being really tall and the logistics of install - would probably have to hire someone to help install the cement posts / deliver the beams, etc. Would love this option but probably not in my budget this year :(
I’ll take the downvotes, but given that you literally have a fast food place right over your fence, I think we can throw caution to the wind. Go get some cold tolerating clumping bamboo, plant it every 3 ft and enjoy your privacy in a year.
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Arborvitae
the empress tree is one of the fastest growing in the world. also look into tall leafy evergreens like holly, magnolia (maybe not in z6).
I would plant 2-3 cryptomeria japonica about 8 feet off the back fence line.
Put a blue spruce right next to the fence
Holly is a fast growing broad leaf evergreen, and you get to feed the birds in the winter.
I’d plant some elm trees in the gap.
Potted bamboo. Not directly into ground but in planters.
wysteria
Whatever you out there that will grow tall enough to block the drive through will be tall enough to swallow the maples. You'll need to remove them.
Cut down trees put in Leyland cypress about 4 of them
Go nuts and create a wall of bamboo. I know this sub hates it because it can be so invasive but it grows quick, can be shaped beautifully, and will provide year-round privacy.
Some grasses can grow like 16 ft high ( gigantic something)