Now I totally got you. I stopped putting Christmas lights on the outside of my house because the street light totally washes them out. Fortunately we sit in the back yard most the time, and there are no street lights back there. Only a dark alley. The ambiance is perfect. I will tell you that my Bradford Ornamental Pear tree is now blocking a great deal of that sunlight, but only when it's in leaf. Which is spring, summer, and fall. It generally doesn't loose it's leaves till December. I'm thinking a couple of the biggest ficus trees she can order would be the best deal...but they scare me, because then you have to worry about that frost we get every so many years that can potentially kill them. Of course, if she puts lights in the Ficus trees too, maybe that would keep them warm enough in the winter :)
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