Freeda - my first thought was a trellis - wouldn't a strategically placed trellis, covered with a vine, help in your case, or is the light too high up to be screened? We have grapevine growing all over one of the walls of our house and vigorously spreading into the lawn. It's actually invasive. It also bears edible fruit. It forms a dense cover from late spring to first frosts. It needs sun. Also, around here people plant juniperus virginiana Skyrocket to form tall and thin hedges (sunny spots, too). I am aware that in the U.S. some restrictions on erecting dividing "screens" - fences, trellises, hedges - probably apply, depending on the area. Also, that constructing such a "screen" - if there is enough space - might make you look unfriendly. But - if you are on non-speaking terms with your neighbour - a screen will do no further harm, and if you are on speaking terms, I imagine he would understand and forgive you building one.. Your being on his south side might be a tricky bit, if such is the case. Around where I live property owners are not shy at all to show others (neighbours, passers-by) that they are not welcome. High fences are raised, constructed in such a way as to obstruct the view. Front gates are covered with metal screens as if we lived in Hollywood. Walls are very few because the climate is too cold. But otherwise.. we all commute to the city from here (1 hour one way) and when we finally get home at night we want to relax. Judging from what their fences look like, most people need privacy for this. So they do protect their homes from unwanted attention, and it is legally allowed (or at least widely tolerated - I have not actually read the existing regulations).

I have a couple of trees that do very well in my zone 5 location.

I don't move for 4 weeks. It is 65 deg today & the ground likely won't freeze before we move. If I prune & pot now won't that stimulate new growth? I can't wait until the last week to pot up. Should I put in my garage now? Will that force dormancy? The roses will likely overwinter in the new Denver garage. Will force dormancy? Many thanks for any suggestions.

The hardiness or lack of hardiness is in the genetics of the rose. This is why I can mail order a rose from a warm weather vendor/propagator & have it grow in my z4 area. As Karolina11 pointed out the wrong root stock, & as seil pointed out moving during the winter months may be the issues that will give you problems in the move. If your roses have the ability to be grown in z5 (Brunswick, ME zone?), you should be able to move them if the noted problems can be avoided. This post was edited by wirosarian on Sun, Nov 10, 13 at 21:28