I saw this done on TV. Construct a pergola on your side of the fence using six 8ft landscape timbers constructed like 3 ladders; 1 ladder for the top, the other 2 as the sides. Ladder crossbars were pressure treated deck railings. I built one last month. Once the vines you choose have grown to cover it in one season, you wont see your neighbors again. Adapt dimensions to fit your needs, but I used 8 ft timbers sunk into the ground 1ft, and 7ft tall seems just right. My next project is an 8ft tall trellis that will ad additional privacy to a small section of our 6ft privacy fence. It uses tree limbs cut in 8ft lengths, build 3 ladders, and lay them flat, 1 ft apart, connecting them using 3 wood scrap crossbars along the backs. I built it last week and it will be attached flat against the 6ft-privacy-fence posts very soon, and vines will cover it. Photos available upon request. Bonjour!

Merci! Sounds very interesting, would you send me a picture at my address below? If you have a picture of the trellis you have constructed too, as that might be more suitable for the space. There is a maple tree and a large garden bed on our side of the fence. My husband made an arbour out of old cedar posts and maple saplings last year, so your description sounds perfect.

Lisa

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