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by Kelly M Shaw on 17 February 2009 - 17:02

Oops, I guess I we sent our messages at the same time lol!!!

Thanks beetree that is great advice!!!

VB, I don't know what else to do except that. I have heard of other kennels using evergreens but don't know what kind, etc. If you have any other suggestions please feel free to share.

by Two Moons on 17 February 2009 - 17:02

A four year old with a rifle is rediculas in the first place, the pearents must be real winners. Social services might be interested in a child with a weapon.
When looking into privacy fencing consider native woods from local saw mills, small mills sell by the board foot and a lot cheaper than a building supply or retailer. Labor is optional. If you have the where with all its not hard to build. Labor rates may go down with the economy as well if you had to hire it done.
There are many types of trees ans shrubs that do well for wind breaks and privacy but they do take time to grow and the bigger they are at purchase the more they cost.
I have bad nieghbors too, I wish they had just stayed in the city where they belong. This year things are coming to a head here and I'm still unsure how to deal with them. It could go a number of ways.
Thats all I'm comitting to print on that subject.......:)

by crazee4gsds on 17 February 2009 - 17:02

I live in GA and Leland Cypress trees are used quite a bit. They look to be a part of the evergreen family to my untrained eye. They grow extremely fast and tall in a short period of time. Our neighbor down the street planted some a few years back (5 gallon size) and they're almost as tall as his roof and have filled in to provide the privacy he wanted from his neighbor.

Not sure if a Leland Cypress is the same as the Leylandii that missbeep mentioned. I'm not good with trees and shrubs and have to hire a landscaper to install anything as I have a hard time digging a hole in the GA red clay.

Good luck! Your neighbor and their "offspring" sound like such pleasant people

by eichenluft on 17 February 2009 - 17:02

I'll second the leland Cypress trees - they are spruce, somewhat scrubby-looking similar to cedar - but they have foilage from ground up (most pine trees have trunk then foilage, which won't block sound or sight as well), they are extremely hardy, and grow extremely quickly. Plant them in a broken row (not directly next to the one next to it) and that way you can have them fairly close together to form a "wall" of sorts. That should work out well for you.

molly

by Kelly M Shaw on 17 February 2009 - 17:02

Sorry don't know why my post came out like that

Two Moons, I would call social services but the way these people are and they are friends with my other neighbor I am in fear for my dog's life's. Mind you I am a huge animal lover and my other neighbor told me how her husband poison's cat's etc, so that is also a BIG fear of mine as my Zavien is in the front side of my place not in the privacy fenced in area. He will be moved back there in spring. I kid you not when I say it's like redneck projects out here. Those two neighbors are always walking down the road with rifles and shooting their rifles in the middle of the road. Like I said earlier I would LOVE to move but I am also located in the state of Michigan.

crazee4gsds, Thanks and I will look into it. I am going to go to some nurseries this spring. I know trees/evergreens take a long time to grow but at least I will know that they will block out the nasty neighbors sooner or later.

by beetree on 17 February 2009 - 17:02

Eastern White pine has long soft needles, and while it is sheared to stay the typical Christmas tree shape, it will have an open canopy at maturity and grow upward over 100ft. Not the best choice if it is close to the house and you don't want to prune. You'd be surprised how much the little trees catch up to the big ones, you will notice an impasse within 3 years, but 5 years will get the second story view gone as well. So can you afford to be patient? If not, there is always the fence. I've just got that "don't fence me in mentality", and if the neighbors want a fence, let them build it, I'd rather plant trees, and use a canine dog fence. JMO. (I still don't speak to this one neighbor and the dogs that started the feud are all dead, now!!!) LOL

Just think of sharp unfriendly plants, Junipers and Hollys are another good choice. Now's a good time to walk around a nursery looking for sharp evergreen type plants! On placement, stand at your favorite window spot and have your DH mark the spot you want most gone, and work from there. Just plant the bones of the boarder to start and add to it as you have time and money.

by GSDguy08 on 17 February 2009 - 17:02

We have Leyland Cpress sp? trees all the way accross our back yard. Very good for privacy.....I can't remember how long they took to grow though. We planted them pretty close together so you really can't see anything behind them. Now we may be planting a row of them along the outside of our yard all the way around also.

by GFujioka on 17 February 2009 - 18:02

My suggestion would be to approch the matter from an entirely new perspective. Give them a pick puppy and a puppy starter kit as a gift.

by Baldursmom on 17 February 2009 - 18:02

For nosey neighbors, a good stand of bull thislte, grows quick and thick and the stalks are still lethel in winter.

On a more serious note, here is a link to a study done up at the UW:

http://www4.uwm.edu/cuts/noise/noisec.htm

It might help with your decision

by Pharaoh on 17 February 2009 - 18:02

Gary,

That would be a great idea if they were civilized and had decent ideas about animal care. What happens when they start beating the puppy and leaving it outside with no shelter?

Kelly,

The Italian Cypress grows shockingly fast. It probably can't take the cold and ice

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