Landscaping Ideas for Backyard - Privacy
midwestguy33
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Pics/ideas of privacy screens with trees backyards?
Comments (14)It's obvious you are a very loving & responsible doggie owner and that's wonderful! I have 2 dogs that play in the yard everyday and only recently learned that my aloe vera, Azaleas, Hostas & cyclamin, Chrysanthemums & Ivy are toxic to dogs, yet I've had them in the garden for quite some time. My next door neighbor has an avocado tree that hangs over into my yard and it has never been an issue. My biggest worry mushrooms! But as far as a screen~ I'll chime in with my suggestion~ Dodonaea viscosa cv. purpurea (Purple Dodonaea). You can almost plant it and forget about it. They are evergreen, very drought tolerant and fast growers and do well in our zone. They can get really tall & wide but not invasive at all. They need to be kept pruned (about once a year or every other year)for desired size & shape and to look their best when they get older, but are super easy to prune since the branches are spread out. A few cuts and your done. I think it would be nice for a cottage style as well because they are very informal looking. Just make sure you don't plant them in an area where you have other plants that require a lot of water because over watering will kill it. I have one in a long deep planter that's built in to my deck (approx. 3'deep x 8' long x 12" depth) and give it about 2-3 feet around the roots where I don't water as frequently as I do for plants at the other end of the planter. If you dont like the purple, there is also the green variety. Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreBackyard / Privacy Landscaping
Comments (4)My pool fence is like yours and I have different varieties of euonymus climbing on it. I like the look of the variegated colors. The two trees on the right in your photo…are those locust? I ask because those trees have little root strength and can fall easily in a storm. We had a mess after one winter storm. So, I am not a big fan of large trees close to a wood fence. This isn’t the best picture of our fence, as we have done a lot more planting, but we started with cherry laurel (which now has really filled out bcause my husband trims off the tops to keep them full.). In the right corner you can see some euonymus and a limelight hydrangea....See MoreBackyard privacy ideas, alley entry neighborhood.
Comments (7)Your back alley entry - backyard combo is a unique hybrid of standard house layout. The landscaping will have to adjust accordingly. This makes the space designed and intended for your private outdoor use semi-public. I am gathering the privacy you most need is for the back screen porch and the back patio slab. First off, no you may not plant a tall hedge along the alley to make the backyard private, mainly because you can't block the view of traffic in the alley. If it is one way I might consider it. Now I want to see if I can work your HOA fence to your advantage. If you like this idea it might be worth haggling with the HOA about it if need be. Start the fence on the house corner on the left behind the screened porch. Put a gate in it and run it across the side yard. Head halfway to the alley, turn left and run the fence to the edge of the driveway. Your screen porch and back patio are now enclosed in their own room. Leave enough space, four to six feet, on both sides of the fence for planting. Ditch the tiny beds between the screen porch, patio slab and drive. They are useless. Leave the driveway side of your new backyard enclosure fully open to the drive. Privacy for this side will be planted across the driveway along the property line. If the HOA refuses this fence layout, the same general line of planting beds will do the same. Grasses are a good choice for your location for some very quick privacy. I would not however do them as a hedge of sorts. That would be dull. The two small trees I see planted, one in each side yard, will need to be relocated to better suit this layout most likely. What looks like a birch tree can be an anchor and specimen plant for the outside of your planted fence and privacy enclosure....See MoreBackyard landscape ideas for aesthetics and privacy
Comments (8)Redbuds, Dogwood, Amelanchier (serviceberry) and Stewartia will all tolerate partial shade but may not bloom much (if at all ) in heavy shade. Japanese maples would work also but not flowering in the sense you want :-) Planting any new trees in a wooded setting may require more frequent irrigation than they would in the open, even after establishment. The roots of the bigger trees can be very aggressive and hog available soil moisture....See Morekevin_5
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