Suggestions for privacy

kwads

I'm redesigning my garden as the large amount of lawn is high maintenance and rather boring. I also have an issue as I'm very overlooked on all 3 sides.  Due to the position of my house, I know it's not possible to make it completely private (not without a large bank balance), but I'd like some ideas of plants/shrubs/trees that I could plant to take away the feeling of being on completely on show.  Coming out of my house, I have decking and pebbles, and at the back, a large border that I've been filling with shrubs and perennials.
I planted a magnolia tree last year, just off the pebbled area, to screen my neighbors view across to where I want a paved circle laying as this is the area that keeps the sun.
Any suggestions would be welcome.
1st pic is as it is now, the 2nd is how I want to shape it.

kirpalrai

Hi! I’m only a beginner gardener so I don’t know much but we live in a newbuild and it’s very overlooked. I planted silver birches at the back as I wanted privacy but didn’t want to totally block out the light coming through. If you don’t want to lose too much space you could look

kirpalrai

I’m not sure why my previous post was cut short! Sorry! Was going to mention pleached hornbeam is a good screener to think about if you don’t want to lose to much space from the garden! Sorry if I wasn’t much help!

kwads

Thank you for your suggestions, any help is appreciated. I like the idea of birches