WE LOVE... privacy plants

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.”