Gardening/landscape question: Any greenery fence ideas?
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Since the back of your yard fence is the ugly side, why not install lattice and plant some Climatis vines. Your fence looks like it is already 6' tall so turn the lattice on it's end and make it 8' tall and frame it with 1" x 2" boards painted to match.
pyramid oaks grow quickly, are very narrow and tall and generally hold their leaves throughout the winter. They would block the view from the tall houses behind you and not take up much of your useable space
Hi Joyce - I had the same question some years back, and I what I did was create a line of blue atlas cedars interleaved with golden thread cypress. Blue atlas cedars are gorgeous, and will grow tall - with their distinct shallow blue color, comparable to the color of a blue spruce. The golden thread cypress are in between, and are a bright yellow if hit with direct sunlight. (If you have an area of majority-shade, they'll tend toward green.) But with the [yellow/green] cypress, thick on the bottom, growing to ~8-10 feet, and the cedars interleaved growing much, much taller at their distinctive blue, well, it can look stunning. IMHO, of course... ;)
I just realized I can show a picture... Now, it's pouring outside this AM, so I won't do that. But I have a photo from 2010 when I first did the plantings that I'll attach here. The cypress are now about 6-7' tall, filling in beautifully. It takes a few years, of course - but as you can see, my cypress were very small; you can surely buy those bigger. They're not terribly expensive in comparison to the cedars. Hope this helps, and best of luck!
Hi! Leyland Cypress are evergreens and they grow very fast! Space them about 3 feet apart and the boughs will grow up and mesh together to make a nice privacy border. We built a house on a bare corner lot and had no money for fencing. This was better because it totally blocked our view of the surrounding houses but stayed naturalized. I love birds so it was welcome shelter for them; especially in winter. They grow in a conical shape but can also be trimmed up like a hedge; so as not to feel like they are overtaking your yard.
Another wonderful choice is the Photinia. Red/green glossy leaves that have a small white flower cluster. Can be grown and pruned like a tree OR left bushy and cut like a hedge for privacy. Also a fast grower.
IMHO Photinia is a monster waiting to happen. Yes it grows big and fast, but be careful as to what you ask for. Keeping these babies pruned so that they don't take over you yard is a huge undertaking. Leland cypress grow very fast, but more that 3 feet is needed between these trees when planting. Joyce if you have a Garden Helper a decision is easier. I would vote for adding a two foot piece of lattice on top of the fence. We added a two foot pieces on top of our railing on our deck and it adds lots of privacy.
Leland cypress does provide a great deal of privacy, but most of my neighbors who planted them eventually took them down because they grow quickly and can become HUGE and unmanageable without constant trimming. So does bamboo.
No matter what you do, you have a beautiful yard!
Thanks for the great ideas!
please remember that when you plant new landscaping. Plant as if each planting is mature. This will help the root systems from crowding. And give you a stronger tree.
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