Santa Monica privacy is a geometry problem: valuable lots, close neighbors, and two-story construction on every block. Hedges solve it in less width than any structure.
What the city grows
Ficus thrives from Montana to Ocean Park — the marine influence suits it a few blocks off the sand. Pittosporum and podocarpus take over nearer the beach. North-of-Montana lots run classic tall ficus; smaller Sunset Park parcels get more privacy per foot from a sheared privet or pittosporum line.
Local notes
Santa Monica administers its own codes with attention — front hedge heights and corner visibility are worth the check before planting street-side. Narrow side yards make podocarpus (no root worries against shared walls) the diplomatic species. Alley access simplifies boxed-tree delivery on many blocks.
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