[Mrfriendly]

We love our home of several yrs and one thing we would like to change/add is a buffer out in our back yard to gain a little privacy from our neighbors. I'm sure they may feel same way. I'm interested in learning of ways you have achieved added privacy to your lanai area and any pics would be great to see. Enclosing our lanai is not what we want to do. Thank you

[snbrafford]

We had the same desire to add a little privacy to the back of our house. We already had a plantings but just low ones. We added two robellini palm tress (you can see everywhere in TV). We got ones that were about 8 feet high and had 3 trunks so once put in the ground - instant privacy. Not cheap but very nice. We had Lawn and House Service LLC 252-470-5981 do the work at a very reasonable price compared to other estimates we received. We also added some other accent plants like foxtails. Very pleased as adds privacy but still allows light into the lanai.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by Mrfriendly

We love our home of several yrs and one thing we would like to change/add is a buffer out in our back yard to gain a little privacy from our neighbors. I'm sure they may feel same way. I'm interested in learning of ways you have achieved added privacy to your lanai area and any pics would be great to see. Enclosing our lanai is not what we want to do. Thank you

Whatever you do will require approval. I've found the Villages Offices very helpful. I would call them and ask for suggestions. Your neighbor. I would talk to them. Far better to work together then later find out they don't like what was done.

[laboutj]

Podocarpus shrubs. They fill in nicely but the downside is that they also block your view. They're used at the neighborhood pools and rec centers to hide pool equipment and fences.

[Rwatson1]

Podacarpus

[Cupcake57]

Electric sun shades. They do not completely block the view, but I don't feel like I'm an honorary family member of the neighbors. I run them up in the morning but down in the afternoon/evening and when I'm out on the lanai.

[vintageogauge]

Sugar palms will do the trick and do it fast, fertilize them 3 times per year, early spring, June, and September. They will give you privacy as well as being a bit of a sound barrier too.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by laboutj

Podocarpus shrubs. They fill in nicely but the downside is that they also block your view. They're used at the neighborhood pools and rec centers to hide pool equipment and fences.

Aren't we discussing a "kissing lanai"? Nothing wrong with blocking the view. Podocarpus is a lovely hedge......thick, lush a beautiful green.

[billethkid]

Podocarpus. Very flexible. Cold hardy.

[Pondboy]

I’d recommend something other than the Podocarpus…..they’re everywhere, plain and do nothing for the environment. No flowers or nectar for the pollinators.

How about something flowering to help the wildlife ?

lattice panel / trellis (or 2) with a nice flowering vine.

Camelia Bush - lots of colors and either a fall or spring bloomer.

Any other flowering shrub. Go to your local nursery for recommendations.

Or for inside the lanai, if not too crowded, a planter or two with some nice tropical foliage.

If plants aren’t your thing, how about a 3 or 4 panel privacy screen inside the lanai?

[Altavia]

Search "lanai screen mural"

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[shaw8700@outlook.com]

How about curtains/mural/shades/blinds?

[PersonOfInterest]

Sell your kissing lanai house and buy one that has more privacy.

[Remembergoldenrule]

Podocarpus shrubs. Make sure not next to screen. Better to be closure to prprty line otherwise you won’t get breeze, will feel closed in, be dark, and have trouble trimming when get bigger and fuller. Look at labels and full width of plant and give yourself few feet from screen. Also, consider dark privacy screens (not pull down shades). for your lanai. Loved ours with the Podocarpus shrubs.

[thevillagernie]

Originally Posted by DAVES

Whatever you do will require approval. I've found the Villages Offices very helpful. I would call them and ask for suggestions. Your neighbor. I would talk to them. Far better to work together then later find out they don't like what was done.

Lagustrom will fill in nicely