Evergreen Screen for privacy.
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Kevin M. Veler, Law Office of on Apr 18, 2012I am sure others can give you some plant suggestions. The one thought that I always have is to beware to the straight line of tree screenings. It always seems that at some point one or two trees die or get sick and then you have an obvious gap. I have heard staggering works better.Helpful Reply
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Linda K on Apr 18, 2012Arborvitae are a deer favorite - so avoid them.Helpful Reply
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Martha B on Apr 18, 2012Leland CypressHelpful Reply
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Tina S on Apr 18, 2012You might try checking out fast growing upright hybrid willow trees. They can grow up to 12 ft in a year with a mature height of 30 to 40 ft.Helpful Reply
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Cheryl F on Apr 18, 2012get rid of the neighbors, keep the deerHelpful Reply
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Michelle B on Apr 18, 2012Whisteria grows like there's no tomorrow (sp check) it has a beautiful purple bloom that is very fragrant. And it is bushy too.Helpful Reply
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Tina S on Apr 18, 2012@ Michelle, I just googled a picture of those and wow are they beautiful.Helpful Reply
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John P on Apr 18, 2012royal pawlonia trees grow super fast look nice and can give you a lil income for lumber every cpl years i believe they grow around 18 ft a year staggered they would be a nice background as for the deer a crossbow works well they are deliciousHelpful Reply
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Diane B on Apr 18, 2012Crytomeira. Fast growing, lush, and the deer are not wild about it at all.Helpful Reply
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Barbara C on Apr 18, 2012If you go with Wisteria, make sure you don't get male plants, they never bloom. We planted two 8 years ago, they are fast growers but ours has never put out one bloom, just green vines everywhereHelpful Reply
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Willow Gates Landscaping on Apr 18, 2012Thuja 'Green Giant' or 'Steeplechase' are supposed to be deer resistant. Certain hollies grow quickly, such as 'Dragon Lady'. I like to do varied plantings rather than just one kind of tree; if one dies and you replace it with something else, it is not so obvious. Pine, spruce, cryptomeria, etc. can also work. Leyland cypress is a beautiful fast growing tree, but beware that it does NOT like cold winter wind. If you have cold witners (such as zone 6) make sure it is not exposed to harsh west or north winds.Helpful Reply
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Linda F on Apr 18, 2012we have the same issues in our yard. I planted a mix of tall grasses (6 ft. plus) and privet hedges (I did not trim them, let them grow wild and high)-- stagger them - don't plant in a line. Makes a nice barrier and hides my neighbors ugly plastic, basketball net, etc.Helpful Reply
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Jan T on Apr 18, 2012my suggestion is to plant two rows of trees, and stagger them so the front row trees are spaces to fill in the gaps between the back trees. This way as the trees grow, there are no spaces and you won't have to look at your neighbor..Helpful Reply
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Jan T on Apr 18, 2012x x x x x x x x x x x x we did this and it completely screened out the neighborHelpful Reply
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Rose S on Apr 18, 2012I checked out the 'deer resistant' plants, but am sorry to say that my deer didn't know that they aren't supposed to not like them. I keep telling them to stay in the back, but no such luck. If you have anything 'tasty' they'll come and have lunch and dinner.Helpful Reply
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360 Sod (Donna Dixson) on Apr 18, 2012I think you are in zone 6? If so you could use Eastern Red Cedar or maybe a American Holly (Ilex Opaca), with nice red berries and they will also provide a nice start for your future plans of the deck and pool . To add to what Kevin stated, straight lines give you a more formal look. I think in that setting a more natural flow with groupings would be more attractive, then you can layer some medium height shrubs, and then shorter ones or some hardy perennials.Helpful Reply
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Margarita S on Apr 18, 2012You guys are great! Thanks a lot for all the suggestions. I have a list of 7 plants so far. Definetily going for stagerring with variety of plants and if this does not work will have to get rid of the neighbors. Now anyone likes digging the holes for the trees... just kidding...Helpful Reply
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Becky P on Apr 18, 2012do not, I repeat, do not use Lombardy Poplars! They grow very fast, but we found out the roots can spread to 30 feet. We have a pool and I noticed our poplars roots were up by the pool. We cut them down last fall, but they are very hard to kill. Have been putting chemicals in the stumps to kill them off, but they are sprouting again. (and these were only 3 years old)Helpful Reply
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Hatice U on Apr 18, 2012We have a lot of roses and the deer loves them so to stop their love intrest we used dry soap and human hair and it worked ! also we found fragrent herbs works well ...Helpful Reply
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Margarita S on Apr 18, 2012This is another good topic.. sprays to keep deers away. Obviously I won't spray the screen (about 200 ft of it anyway), but to protect other plants I have used about everything including the soap, smelly oils, etc. even made my own egge shake it all works, but needs to be repeted every few days.theHelpful Reply
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Brenda H on Apr 18, 2012Rose of Sharon bushes also make a nice fence. They get full, bushy and can get quite tall. My sister and her husband have them on 2 sides of their property and I bet they are easily 7' tall.Helpful Reply
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Diana N on Apr 18, 2012How about Redwood trees, lilacs or privet?Helpful Reply
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Sharon A on Apr 18, 2012You could plant some Blue Spruce Trees...just remember to give them space between the trees as they grow fast and large if allowed...I have 2 of them one is huge (was here when I moved in so I don't know how old it is) but it's easily 30+ feet, the other one is probably a good 18 feet (of which it was half that size 6 years ago)...they do get quite wide if they have the room also...they are beautiful to look at as well as creating homes for Mourning Doves, Cardinals, and others...they also provide protection for the birds from larger birds and provide a good wind break and privacy screen!Helpful Reply
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Rhonda G on Apr 18, 2012Arborvitae would be great and they are a favourite meal of deer. I worked in a nursery and had clients bemoaning the devastation the deer caused. They purchased dried blood, urines and repellents to no avail. I was in a discount store and saw a sign over Milorganite that read...works great as a deer repellent. The next day at the nursery, I had a customer come in and ask for Milorganite to feed his shrubs. I asked him what kind of shrubs he was using it for and he said his arborvitae. I then asked if he's ever had problems with deer eating them and he said no...he's been using it for about 6 or 7 years as a fertilizer. I started to sell Milorganite as a deer repellent in the nursery. We couldn't keep enough of it in the garden center. I had a customer plant a tulip in the middle of her lawn and she used Milorganite around it and said the deer avoided it. I then called the company that produces Milorganite and they told me about their product and said that Cornell had done test trials on Milorganite as a deer repellent on hosta, taxus, and arborvitae. The results were positive...it did indeed repel deer. The only problem...Milorganite couldn't get the federal govt. approval to sell it as such. I still recommend it though.Helpful Reply
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CAROL H on Apr 19, 2012I've been using Milorganite in my gardens for three years. It is the only thing that I've found to keep the deer away and it fertilizes at the same time. Great product!!Helpful Reply
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Anna R on Apr 19, 2012carol h- milorganite comes from processing human sewage, might not wanna use that in a vegetable garden. I planted a row of leyland cypress for privacy - the staggered double row works great if you have a lot of spaceHelpful Reply
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Susan H on Apr 19, 2012It looks like a large area and this would cost you quite a penny but I would but up a 6 or 8ft privacy fence....Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Apr 19, 2012Margarita, finding an evergreen screen in deer country is definitely a challenge. Arborvitae are out of the question even though that might be your least-expensive option. I have had them eat both holly and junipers. Your best bets are pines or spruces. With those as a back row, you can place shrubs that are more decorative and offer seasonal interest in front of them. Make sure to include some viburnums among those.Helpful Reply
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Vanessa D on Apr 19, 2012You might find it cheaper to go with a 6 ft foot fence. Rose of Sharon, Lilacs, Privet, and Wisteria all lose their leaves in the Winter so not only would you be stuck looking at your messy neighbors again, but you'd also be staring at depressing dead looking twigs. Plus Wisteria is a very aggressive grower and can be hard to control and you'd need a structure for it to do its thing. You could try English Laurel.Helpful Reply
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Deborah K on Apr 19, 2012Green Emerald Arborvitae along the back edge. They have other tall skinny evergreens that grow even faster. You can google it.Helpful Reply
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Joey G on Apr 19, 2012i'm in North GA, but down here we use Eleagnus, Holly (many varieties), Ilex compacta, Arborvitae, Leyland Cypress, etc.Helpful Reply
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Julie S on Apr 19, 2012i agree with the suggestions of blue spruce or leland cypress i have leland cypress in my back yard..hardy grower and can reach 20 ft and about 15 ft wide... i love mine... will make nice privacy hedge....if you use the lelands make sure you allow plenting of spacing between...Helpful Reply
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Rebecca D on Apr 19, 2012Aborvitae's make an excellent screen / back drop. We planted (6) 10 yrs ago! Forsythia is a lovely addition too ! Beautiful yellow flowers in spring ! Grows guickly. : )Helpful Reply
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Donna McCrummen on Apr 19, 2012Thuja Green Giant Arborvitae is an excellent fast growing evergreen. Deer rarely touch it - I've had good luck with them. They grow an average of 3' per year so you don't need to spend big coin on larger trees.Helpful Reply
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Julie S on Apr 20, 2012Be careful with forsythia... if you want privacy ....forsythia shed their leaves in the fall...Helpful Reply
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Evelyn R on Apr 20, 2012Forget the Holly - those leaves will blow yards and yards away and stepping on them in your bare feet (you mentioned a pool) will have you hopping! Forsythia may shed their leaves BUT, in a few years they'll be so dense you won't be able to see through them. But they won't get tall enough so you might plant them in the front row. I know, I have both. Canadian Hemlock is beautiful.Helpful Reply
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Susan B on Apr 20, 2012They have out there different Hege bushes that get fairly tall.maybe something in the cedar family.don't forget to get Plants that deer do not eat.Helpful Reply
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Rhonda G on Apr 21, 2012Yes, Anna, the Milorganite is from raw sewage that it heated to about 2300 degrees f and the resulting residue is pelletized and made into Milorganite. It has been know to have incidences of heavy metal compounds like cadmium and arsenic. While Milorganite says it's ok to use in a veggie garden; I wouldn't and never recommend it. Lawns and shrubs ok. I should have clarified that in my original post. Thanks!Helpful Reply
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Anna R on Apr 22, 2012its very useful info that milorganite keeps deer away from plants. I will use it on my arborvitaes. I like that its 'goof proof' wont kill plants. and it comes from an 'organic' source and not just a bunch of chemicals, (Still, just the fact that it repels deer is interesting). Last October or November Home Depot had the outdoor shrubs (big arborvitae etc) for half price. - a good time to really beef up the privacy hedge planting. get them in the ground before the first frost.Helpful Reply
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Sarah A. Victory on Sep 04, 2015I used Leyland Cypress in my side yard area. The deer still rubbed a couple and broke some branches but there are some things that will deter deer. The Leyland Cypress grow quickly as I bought approx 15" tall trees and if you double up on the miracle gro fertilizer they grow faster. The size I bought was fairly inexpensive but sometimes you can catch larger ones on sale at a nursery if you want a screen quicker. In other areas I used Emerald Green Arborvitae. They are pyramidal and deep green (sometimes they are plagued w/Bag Worms). Your 1st line of defense is to pick the Bag Worms off and if a large infestation spray w/malathion. I recommend the Leyland Cypress.Helpful Reply
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