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Even if your neighbors aren’t the busybody type, you may still find relief in building in privacy as you create your landscape plan. (Chapters 12 and 20 have ideas, including plant suggestions, for creating privacy.)

Here are some good ways to enclose and protect your yard or parts of it:

 Tall hedges (see Chapter 12), and arbors (flip to Chapter 10) work wonders at making your yard your own space.

 Trees are a natural for providing privacy, though if you install new ones, you’ll either have to invest in bigger, more expensive specimens or be patient. See Chapter 11 for all sorts of options and ideas.

 Walls, fences, and even privacy screens help to keep your noise in and other noise out — so that you don’t have to keep shushing your kids or resenting the neighbor’s kid with his noisy car. (Turn to Chapter 6.)

 Privacy structures define the boundaries of your landscape. Imagine decorating your living room if it had no walls. A little tricky to make it feel cozy, isn’t it? Outdoor living rooms work the same way. Walls make the furnishings — in this case, the plants and ornaments — look better by providing a backdrop. Put that dream fountain you invested in against a wall of lush greenery, and it becomes much more appealing than if the sidewalk, street, or a neighbor’s yard forms the backdrop.