We recently added a 6 foot privacy fence to our corner lot and have been enjoying being able to create a nice area to relax.

We have one privacy issue that we're still trying to rectify: Our neighbor has a security camera that points directly into our backyard. It's pointed at our back door and patio. It's a bit like having big brother watching at all times.

The camera is about 3 feet higher than our fence is, so we're trying to figure out something that we can place either on the fence or in front of it that will block his camera's view, but not be an eyesore.

I'd appreciate your suggestions. Thanks!

Have you asked them not to point it into your yard? Perhaps you could have a nicely designed garden shed built in your yard with a roof line high enough to block their view of your yard. You could landscape around it to make it more attractive for your view while having a space to store garden items. Another way would be to have a pergola built over your patio and let vines grow up on it on the side where you want to block their view.

Cameras thesedays have what are called "activity zones". The image is broken down into a grid of many squares, and you select squares to ignore if there is any movement so you are not alerted when it happens (e.g. if you have a tree that moves in the wind, or a busy street that people walk along). I bet your neighbor has already de-activated your garden as an activity zone. They would be much more annoyed than you to have a camera alert going off everytime you are in your garden. So rest assured that you are not being recorded (unless you are having a dispute and they are protecting themselves from you).
However, if you are still worried I would suggest growing a clump of 'peppermint stick grass' in front of your fence. Very fast -growing and reaches 12-feet tall. Although you have not said on your profile what zone you are in, I hope it grows in your zone. Also, you did not say whether the location is shady, sunny, part-shade, etc.

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