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In any high-density area, backyard privacy is an issue. “We have a unit block next door and planted a hedge along that fence with a variety of lilly pilly called ‘Goodbye Neighbours’,” says Sarah. “It grew quickly and is quite hardy. There was a small gap so we planted a large ornamental pear there – seven years on, it fills that space perfectly. You can sit in the back garden and not see the unit building at all. It’s completely private.”

The Sydney suburb of Haberfield

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