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NEIGHBOURS BE GONE

Imagine looking out from your backyard to views of rolling hills or the ocean. Nice, but let’s face it, most of us live in a suburb and are looking onto a fence and neighbouring houses. It’s time to reclaim your privacy and create the outdoor sanctuary you’ve always wanted. We asked landscape designer John Storch of A Total Concept for his best screening solutions.

How important is screening in designing an outdoor space?

Most of us and our clients live in suburbia, so screening is an integrated part of every design we do. Getting the balance right between creating privacy and wind breaks for a client, while maintaining views and not creating something too tall and obtrusive, is an art in itself and an important consideration in almost every design.

A big problem is clients wanting the biggest pool

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