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How to block neighbor smells from coming into your yard

Pungent odors drifting over from both side neighbors make it impossible to enjoy your outdoor living space, forcing you to go back inside. Finding an effective physical or organic barrier to limit these smells is the only way to reclaim your yard.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

  1. 1
    installing privacy fences
  2. 2
    using outdoor fans to keep air from settling
  3. 3
    planting dense hedges or fragrant bushes
  4. 4
    going inside

In their words

Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.

I’m looking for any tips to limit the odors in our yardsource ↗

un-expected27 · r/HomeImprovement · 14 upvotes

I smell it from both side neighbours. Have not found an effective solution other than go inside.source ↗

user0987234 · r/HomeImprovement · 1 upvotes

Where this came up

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