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Privacy Fencing

Unless you're especially gregarious, you'll want privacy fencing on your property, creating a place to which you can retire from disturbances after a hard day's work. If you can't move to the country, then bring the country to you with privacy fencing! Learn how to build privacy fencing and plant hedges great for screening out prying eyes.
Creating Outdoor Living Spaces for Privacy and More
Outdoor living spaces extend your home, effectively adding on new "rooms." By thinking in terms of equivalents to the floors, walls and ceilings you know so well inside, you can create outdoor rooms spaces that are at once functional and attractive. If you build your "walls" properly, you can enjoy private spaces outside that allow you to get away from it all to meditate or read.
Landscaping Pictures: Fence Pictures
These fence pictures illustrate some of your options for fencing, in terms of materials and styles. Another component of this photo gallery is a series of landscaping pictures showing how fences and plants can work together to create the feel you desire in your landscape design. Browse these photos for free and get some ideas!
Bamboo Plants as Privacy Screens
Although usually thought of as tropical plants, some bamboos are cold-hardy. This FAQ on bamboos provides an introduction on the subject, including the use of bamboo plants as privacy screens.
Fences for Security, Decor, Privacy Fencing
This FAQ looks at all aspects of building fences, including designs for privacy fencing. Topics discussed include popular materials for fences (wood, vinyl, chain-link), deciding between professional installation of fences versus do-it-yourself projects, aesthetic considerations. One common mistake you'll read about: thinking that privacy fencing will necessarily double as a security fence.
"Living Wall" Privacy Fencing
Don't equate privacy fencing with "fences." Shrubs can be planted together closely in rows and pruned to form dense privacy fencing. Another option for privacy fencing is planting shrubs more loosely to form borders that also shelter your backyard from prying eyes. It depends on the "look" you desire. This article looks at both evergreen shrubs and flowering shrubs, according to height.
Privacy Screening With Hedges
Hedge plants may serve the practical function of affording a property some privacy or security. They can also be purely decorative. Examples of hedge shrubs are discussed in this overview, with links to more detailed resources.
Funny Comeback Lines to Use Against Nosey Neighbors
Funny comeback lines for when nosey neighbors pester you with sarcastic questions about your yard. These funny comeback lines are a must in the arsenal of the landscaping lazy bones. They might even gain you some privacy -- assuming your neighbors can take a hint!
Privacy Fencing With Lattice Screens
Lattice screens are effective not only for hiding eyesores on your property, but also as privacy fencing. Eyesores include unsightly HVAC units, garbage storage areas, and deck supports. Whether you choose wood or vinyl, building lattice screens to serve as privacy fencing is a quick and easy way to improve the look of your landscape and keep neighbors from spying on your every move!

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