ENGLISH LAUREL (CHERRY LAUREL) English laurel (or Cherry Laurel) can make an enormous fast-growing hedge. Under the right conditions, it can grow up to 3 feet per year!
For rapid privacy solutions, few plants can rival the Green Giant Arborvitae. Known for its fast growth and dense foliage, this evergreen is perfect for screening out neighbors and undesirable views. With a height of 20′-30′ and a width of 10′-15′, it provides ample coverage in full sun to partial shade.
Emerald Arborvitae or Thuja! You can build a living wall with them, and they pretty much grow straight up rather then out. I would also recommend if you own the fence, growing Virginia creeper on it in the mean time; it grows dense and well, and has amazing fall color!
Bamboo. There are specific varieties of bamboo to grow for hedging as they form compact dense growth and can be clipped. Most are very fast-growing and give the fastest screen.
The world record for the fastest growing plant belongs to certain species of the 45 genera of bamboo, which have been found to grow at up to 91 cm (35 in) per day or at a rate of 0.00003 km/h (0.00002 mph). According to the RHS Dictionary of Gardening, there are approximately 1,000 species of bamboos.
Mirrors are a great, cheap way to block your neighbors view, while improving yours ;). You can hang a large mirror on your fence or install a mirrored screen to create a visual barrier. This is a fun and unexpected option to mix things up and also make your yard feel more spacious.
Lonicera, or honeysuckle, are some of the best plants for fence lines. There are lots of different varieties to choose from and not only do they provide beautiful flowers, many of them also have an amazing scent too.
Create a Barrier
For one, you could create a physical barrier between your yards. While some people ask us if a fence will stop weeds, it will not. That's because many weeds grow by “creeping,” so they'll just creep right under the fence. But you could create a mulched area that separates your yard from the neighbor's.
Growth Rate: Buckwheat, Berseem Clover, Austrian Winter Pea, annual ryegrass, and oats are all fast-growing crops ideal for providing quick cover between crops or on sensitive sites.
As a rule, if a fence is not a boundary fence, it must be built at least two feet inside your property line. The best options for building near a neighbor's existing fence are placing the new one right up against the current one or leaving enough space between the fences for someone to mow.
Legal ownership of the fence determines who has the right to make alterations or attachments. If the fence lies on your neighbour's land, it is their property, meaning any modification without consent could legally be considered as damage or trespassing.
Evergreens will always be a go-to for privacy—their foliage remains all year! Pyramidal evergreen trees are ideal for planting in front of windows, whereas evergreen shrubs like Boxwood are better for border planting.
A fast-growing evergreen thick shrub with glossy green foliage, that produces bronze new growth and blossoms of tiny white fluffy flowers, will enhance and enchant any garden. Perfect as a dense screen or hedge. Once established you can create topiaries of any shape or size. Colour — White. Growth Width — 2m.
* Bamboo: Bamboo is renowned for its rapid growth rate. Some species can grow up to 35 inches in a single day under optimal conditions. However, bamboo can become invasive, spreading quickly and outcompeting other plants.
Hydrilla grows aggressively, up to a foot a day.
Ideally, a bamboo tree should be kept in the east or southeast corner of the home. Since the east direction of the house represents family, therefore, it is the best bamboo plant direction as per Vastu. Keep the bamboo plant away from direct sunlight. The southeast region represents wealth.