Consider the following: skip laurels, boxwood, yews, oleaster, cotoneaster, Within each plant, there should be a specific type with the right height, width and shape for your privacy and budgetary needs.
If you can set the bushes back a few feet from the street you could still put in flowering shrubs in front or back of them.
If sufficient sun is present:
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Our new home is on high ground but you can still see the street. If we plant something and keep at 4ft tall, we can block the street view altogether. I thought about hydrangeas or azaleas and have flowers in the summer or spring respectively but my husband would like something green year-round.
Any suggestions? We have about 80 feet to cover so Camelias are out or we will need a mortgage to secure enough plants!
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