This is my first time posting here and I am looking for some suggestions for a privacy/screen hedge for my home.

I am unhappy with the appearance of the 2 properties to the south of me and most recently the one directly adjacent to mine had the American Holly tree by the road trimmed from the ground up to about 4 feet allowing a now unobstructed view of both of these front yards/cars that I find objectionable. Anyway...

The distance from my Arbovitae hedge to the curb is approx. 50 feet. The dogwood in the center is about 2-3 feet onto the neighbors property.

I would really like to block the view along this 50 feet completely with hedge type plantings. I dont want to do one continuous planting of the same thing all the way out to the road. The holly drip line extends onto my property about 6-8 feet.

I was looking at a laurel hedge from the arbs to the holly and then somehow with underplantings, restore the natural visual wall I had from the holly before they pruned it.

I would like to keep the horizontal impact on my property to a minimum.

Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated.

I am in NJ, and the view in the picture is facing south.

Thank you

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