Texas Gardening: Help! Suggestions to hide this eyesore please., 3 by Sheila_FW

Sheila_FW wrote:
OK.... Really shouldn't be lurking, no time. But putting my opinion in on this.

If it were my yard and built and looked like you pictured, I would first address the weeds & grass between the fences. Use vinegar to spray what is there now to kill it down some. I would then see if I could cut cardboard wide enough to come 3 " on your side, slide under the fence on your side to touch his fence; do this all along the fence. If you can get cardboard there then put thick layers of newspaper there and wet it down well. Then pile at least 3" of mulch on top and keep it wet for at least a month. It should kill the grass and not allow additional to come "up". What come thru the fence will find it tougher to root also.

Then I suggest a roll fence that we have attached to chain link fence for more privacy. It's been in place for 10 years or so now. It is available from a fence company (Atlas, Acme?) that is on Jacksboro Hwy just outside of downtown Fort Worth before you cross the river. It rolls out, attaches with wire and is natural and ages well. We put a strip of flashing along the bottom to keep soil in and weeds out. My dog and the neighbor dog were having a problem seeing through the fence, so we cut a hole up near the gate for them to peep thru! The fence is flexible to go up or down with slope of land (second pic). My neighbor on the other side put it up in their yard first (last pic) and even though I had the "ugly" side, I liked the privacy it offered.
OK, that is my 2cents.

This message was edited Oct 18, 2013 6:58 AM