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Louella A

Butte, MT
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I love gardening though it can really be challenging with the wind that we have. I am interested anything that will make my flower gardens and front porch bright and cheerier/.

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Landscaping and fixing up my porch


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  • Louella A
    Followed 8 people on Feb 14, 2013

Outdoor Living: Does anyone have any ideas for a wind break on a front porch, live in windy Mt.

Louella A
Louella A Butte, MT on Jun 08, 2012
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  • Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
    Woodbridge Environmental ... on Jun 11, 2012
    The difficult part of putting in a wind break is to not make is so that this wind break will ...»
    fail if there is to much wind.

    A lattice panel with good quality framework works well. Or as Douglas said, plantings can work, but they take a while to establish themselves. Planting larger shrubs or trees risk them blowing over unit the root structure can do this themselves.

    Post a photo of the area so we can come up with some other ideas for you.

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