what to plant to get some privacy?

hi guys, ive been in my property about 5 months now and i have two big gaps in my rear garden which backs on to some tennis courts, at 1st i thought the gaps might grow in by them self but its not filled in any more since ive been here, here is an image of what im on about

what to plant to get some privacy? by Martin Young, on Flickr


Garden pano by Martin Young, on Flickr
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any suggestions of what i could plant what is fast growing to give me some privacy as its just driving me mad now, a lot of kids play tennis there and its starting to annoy me with all the kids looking through at me when all i want is a bit of privacy in my garden, one thing i dont want is ivy as i just can not stand that stuff, any suggestions would be great thanks

 

Thanks a lot Marley! i cant seem to find any honey suckle on that website and the search bar is not working :( if its not too much trouble would you have a direct link to the honeysuckle pretty please ill prepare for November then, im completely new to this lol, so would i plant both the honey suckle and hedge whips both in the gaps then?

 

Initially this will sound daft but.......what about planting 2 leylandii on your side of the fence to blend it into the rest of that hedge ? Just train it to go through the fence or hard up against it.

Or better still buy 2 plants take it round to the t club explain the gap to them and just plant them on their side to fill that gap?

 

Maybe Cherry Laurel? It's fast growing and evergreen.

 

I would plant some evergreen shrubs to fill the gaps, such as Portuguese Laurel or Elaeagnus x ebbingei (which is very fast growing).

 

Thanks a lot everyone!!! wow that gives me plenty to choose from lol... on the upside!.........i found 2 huge blackberry bushes in my garden i never knew were there lol, one thing i dont have to grow next year

 

I think honeysuckle would be the best option for your garden...

 

im also really leaning towards honey suckle i think, i see they are either deciduous or semi evergreen, this wont mean in the winter ill lose all the leaves and it will show a bare gap again will it?

also i was thinking about getting 2 plants one for each gap? or will one plant be enough and spread across both gaps as on this site it says they range from a 3m - 5m spread with 5m - 7m in height
http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/climbers/honeysuckle/plcid.15/plcid.668/

ive 100% thinned the honey suckle choice down as i know i want full hardy, semi evergreen so i dont have to worry about them much in the cold winter and they wont drop the leaves right and leave me a gap lol, and less maintenance the better as im sure im going to be kept nice and busy with my new raised beds

 

Privet is hard to beat; it is quick growing and evergreen and it's size can be controlled. Avoid Lellandii at all costs as you will regret it. I don't think Honeysuckle is a great idea as it is deciduous. The OP is asking for privacy so something evergreen is most desirable.

 

Hi Shiney, i thought they were conifer trees myself, what do you think on close inspection? im not really feeling to plany any more tree's really.....

hmm interesting you say the (possible) conifers wont grow back if i cut past the green.....i was going to get a hedge trimmer soon and trim it all right back, you might have saved me a very bad moment, i might have to start another thread for this tho lol....

Hi Redwing, aww so honeysuckle will leave me with gaps again when they drop there leaves, this would not be ideal :( im leaning towards some privet now then if they keep there leaves year round!!! LOL

i just took some closer pics of the gappy area but flickr has gone down at the moment, ill add them when its back up and running....

edit> up and running now...

Need to fill these gaps by Martin Young, on Flickr


Need to fill these gaps by Martin Young, on Flickr


Need to fill these gaps by Martin Young, on Flickr


Need to fill these gaps by Martin Young, on Flickr


Need to fill these gaps by Martin Young, on Flickr


Need to fill these gaps by Martin Young, on Flickr​

 

I'd be jamming artificial greenery in the fence until I figured out a permanent solution.