How to best hide a REALLY depressing view....????

In other words, to be quite blunt, my neighbor is a collector of junk.( I could be more blunt, but I won't) I am talking about trailors, camper shells, old cars,,,, you name it. Although I have 40 acres of land, I can clearly see his place from my property along a 250 ft boundary. It is distressing when you work so hard to make your home, and land lovely and the entire view is ruined. I need advice. What on earth can I plant along this border to block this dreadful view?

Normally I wouldn't advocate planting running bamboo in the ground, but this might be an acceptable situation for it!

Find a fast growing shrub to make a quick hedge...or a chain link fence with morning glories on it. The MG's will soon devour all the "junk" in your neighbors area and probably look a lot better.

There are lots of different arborvitaes, all different sizes, some huge, some not... or hollies, maybe spruces...

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/b/Cupressaceae/Thuja/none/cultivar/0/

I feel your pain. A local nursery outlined his property with Salix. He planted them about 4' apart and now the hedge is so thick a rabbit would have trouble getting through. There are lots of shrub varieties of Salix, you can read about them at: http://www.bluestem.ca/willow-uses.htm
Since they are Willows, they probably grow pretty fast. Of course the're not evergreen, so they won't help much in the winter.

We're getting 133, 398 foot, windtowers all around us. I don't think there's anything I can plant that will hide these monsters. I'd gladly trade you for a junk man.

I'd vote for the hollies. They're dense, evergreen, beautiful year-round, and there are some varieties that are fast growing.

I have heard of leyland cypress trees,,, anyone had any experience with these?

yes, and they get enormous very quickly...not a good choice for small spaces. There was a long thread about those a few months ago.

I have been reading about Thuja Giants, has anyone planted them or actually seen them?

It's common around here, my neighbors across the street have a nice big one. They don't turn dull in winter like some others, and while the deer will nibble them, they won't destroy them. They are really tough. I love any old Thujas, but my girlfriend says they're "boring". But you could mix them with other trees too, any evergreens would look nice - hollies, white pine, etc.

http://www.usna.usda.gov/Newintro/grgiant.pdf

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/80097/

This situation definitely calls for Thuja Green Giant. I planted a line of them to block a road view a few years ago, at my previous house in Indiana (got them from Wayside - they are much cheaper and more widely available, now). We planted them about eight feet apart, and fed them every spring. In four years, they were an elegant, beautiful evergreen wall ten feet high. I have since recommended them to everyone I know who needs a year-round screen, and pretty quickly.

They will get quite large, and the bagworms didn't bother them. We also got a small amount of salt-spray, which didn't bother them. They say deer don't eat them, either. They are symmetrical (like perfect Christmas trees), full, and grow FAST. There is a new "sport" from Green Giant, now, that may or may not be worth the extra $$$. I will probably get some more, and stick with the Green Giant.

They are absolutely the best thing I know of for this application.

Leyland Cypress WILL get huge, and they are very beautiful. I love the blue color. They will be very tall, but if the sky's the limit, go for it! They also grow multiple trunks, so if you like a less wild look, you may have to do some judicious pruning. This is definitely in the category of "more bang for the buck!"

We have an 'Arizona Cypress' that has grown huge in just 6-7 years