Hiya
I recently had a new deck built, which is great, but the elevation has now created a direct line of sight onto the busy road I live on. (See photos attached). I'd rather not get fence attachments, but plant something that's going to eventually screen/block out this view.
Unfortunately this part of the garden is heavily shaded by a large tree, and the far side of the fence is south facing. It's also right next to the driveway, so only has a narrow space to grow in. I've had a look at other articles here about choosing hedging/screening plants, but my concern is I'm not sure which, if any of those recommendations would work in this shady edge.
So wondering if anyone has any suggestions for what I could plant that will grow up to 2-2.5 metres in almost complete shade that won't grow outwards so much that it needs lots of pruning for the driveway. There's currently a fir tree on one side of the gate, and I would consider just another fir tree, except I think it would create more "screening" if it was a bit wider at the top than a fir.
Hope that makes sense!
Cheers
Chris
This is the view from inside my garden that I'm trying to block.
This is where I'd like to plant - you can see it's a reasonably narrow strip next to the driveway.
