you mean like doing a new fence? yes. depending on the type of material. you really only have that one side to do. how about a nice stained cedar wood fence?

if you mean plants, You could do some arbor vitae or similar. bamboo plants (in a container so that it won't spread) would be another option. the garden people could advise you further on that.

My HOA won’t allow me to put wood fence. It has to be that’s but as you can see I have my neighbor right there. What would you do for privacy? Is there any landscaping designer that could do some design for me?

are you allowed to do a real fence? if not, you cold do a pergola with slatted walls on one or two sides:

IDK about a fountain, somebody else will need to answer that for you!

Your HOA won't allow you a wood fence in your backyard? why?

have other home owners brought up the lack of privacy?

what are you allowed to do? is there a height restriction? can you do plants? need more info

Those pergolas look great. How much is the average cost for that?

Braz, 2-10K ! all depends on size, wood (wood cost has doubled since the pandemic) type of wood, grading, etc.

they have kits online.

We are not allowed to switch the iron fence to wood fence. The neighborhood is all iron fenced. They allow plants and pergolas but the structures need to be pleasing to my neighbor as well. I do have to submit a project to be approved by my HOA. It sucks. Anyway I’m looking for ideas before I get a landscaping designer if I pick plants I don’t want the plants invading my neighbor yard and causing problems.

Yeah I heard the prices for wood doubled.

"Those pergolas look great. How much is the average cost for that?"

Well above your budget if you want anything else included!!

As to the rest, yes you can accomplish most of that if you DIY. Labor is the priciest aspect of any landscape project so the more you can do yourself, the further your budget goes.

As to what you can plant to develop some quick privacy depends on your location. Can you give us the name of a nearby big city?

fountain will need electrical run through a conduit (unless you're putting it next to the house)

If they won't allow a wood fence, are they going to allow a wood pergola? I don't see the difference

do other home owners have the privacy complaint? why don't you bring it up at the next meeting and see if they will allow a change. I can understand keeping things uniform in the front, but in the back?

Oh and I thought 10k would be something. Haha Houston, Texas is my area

HOA here is extremely restrict here. Don’t get me wrong My Neighborhood is gorgeous. Flowers and beautiful homes everywhere. they want to keep that way. But sometimes is hard. I have to paint my fence every year because the other side of my backyard is facing the road. It’s funny that they allow pergolas but we can’t change the fence

Would my 10k get me something like this picture or am I delusional? I can’t diy this type of project.

it just depends braz. My husband can build those. did one for the neighbor that connects to the house. only charged him $3500 or so.

years ago we bought a rental house and completly remodeled it, including that back patio cover. (pergola is usually 4-sided)

I believed we used redwood, primed and painted it. redid the little balcony area too.

it's held up great. This may be slightly cheaper than the pergola.

a million ways to build/ design it too

this one has a deck beneath it, so, a bit more.

this one , like the one we did is built over the slab

Thank you so much. All the pictures you shared was great. Thank you for sharing the average price as well. I loved the black pergola. That’s what I was thinking on going for

Oh my gosh. That’s gorgeous! Are you in Texas? If yes I would definitely hire you guys. That’s amazing! Absolutely beautiful

I like the slatted fencing that your plants hang on.

So you want this,

over here? I think 10K is more than enough. the grass is already there.

you don't want to plant bamboo directly into the ground as it spreads like crazy (your neighbor will hate you). it must be contained in a planter w/no holes (the roots will grow out. ask me how I know)

I see a cedar lattice screen. That's basically a fence! Are they going to allow that? What if you did about 4 of those lattice screens about a foot away from your fence? would they allow that?

they also make these bamboo screens. not that expensive. could you use these in your yard?

maybe you could erect a few of these screens?

if you can do some of those screens (not right at your fence line, but in front of it), then you could try this

If you can't use the screens, you could try planting some taller trees like this. remove the grass and make a stone Zen type of garden

you could have enough to do a pergola too.

Those are awesome ideas! Thank you for telling about the bamboos lol that’s definitely a no then. I guess the most expensive part would be the privacy screen or pergola. Ok, good to know. Once the project is done I’ll come back here to show you guys the results! I feel more confident on shopping around and talk to landscaper designers. I was worried they would laugh at me when I say my budget.

There are many varieties of bamboo that do not spread; clumping bamboo.

Do some research about what might grow in your area:

clumping bamboo for privacy

Because it doesn’t give me the privacy I need and plants will grow on my neighbor side and they gonna have to do Maintenance. I don’t think they will be happy with that

Those bushes faces a park

I think I’ll go with black pergolas with a privacy screen. Someone suggested and I think it will blend perfectly with the black iron fence.

These option. I quoted for 2k installed. It’s a great price.

Braz, why wouldn’t your neighbors want privacy?

I don’t know. I didn’t ask them. I’m just complying with HOA of my neighborhood 🙄

Privacy is overrated. Get a hot tub. Swim naked with your neighbors.

😂😂urgh my neighbor is not very attractive 😂😂

Also, sit somewhere with a fountain right near, it is hard to have a conversation with someone with a fountain really close, it is noisier than you think. Pretty yes.

Check Costco - they often have cedar pergola kits at a good price.

Consult a local nursery for landscape ideas. Plants take a while to grow, so start with irrigation and planting. I think you can get a decent back yard for 10k with some DIY labor.

Your budget probably won't stretch to a turnkey landscape, but you can work on it over a few years.