u/matteooooooooooooo

Hello Erie!
Quick question about getting some more privacy with hedgerows and/or evergreen trees:

I love my house, neighborhood and Erie community, BUT, (and I’m sure many of you can relate) dear lord my backyard has absolutely no privacy from about 6 adjacent houses! So, we barely use it.

I’m looking for options to plant some shrubs or trees to at least mitigate this issue. My brief research has led me to a couple viable options (blue arrow juniper, green giant arborvitae, etc.) but I wonder if someone out there has already solved this issue and can advise?

Key considerations are HOA compliance, drawbacks I’m not considering (too shady, accidental-fortress-effect, roots affecting fence, foundation, or neighboring yards/foundations, dry climate issues, cost, speed of growth.

Anybody have any tips? I’d like to get to planting.

Also, other solutions are welcome. We have a gazebo off to the side yard but it does nothing for privacy. I’ve considered a retractable awning, what else?

Thanks all, have a great day