Hide Green Utility Boxes
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Comments (8)"The good thing about the Blue Oats Grasses is that they're evergreen in my area." If you refer to Helictotrichon sempervirens, I grow quite a few of them, and they are only semi-evergreen in my warm zone 7. By the middle of winter, they are pretty ratty and matted messes, and I cut them back. Since they're cool season grasses, they come back quickly as spring comes in, but they're pretty short for a few months. They don't get quite as bad as those in the link below, because I cut them back in mid-winter, but they're pretty bad. Here is a link that might be useful: H. sempervirens after winter This post was edited by donn_ on Thu, Jun 5, 14 at 15:09...See MoreShrub to Hide utility box
Comments (1)Access to the box is important. If you are speaking about the box in the yard that is about 3x3 you may consider ornamental grass and perennials. Maybe a spirea, or some shrub that can be cut back to the ground if service is needed on the box. I believe they may be limits the utility co has on how close plants should be to the box. Leatherleaf VB get large 8x8 and often do loss their leaves in zone 6....See MoreUtility box cover
Comments (4)Check with local ordinances before you do anything. Many municipalities have restrictions about what can be done in proximity to these eyesores, including no permanent structures and even the plant selection and distance away of any plantings. These need to be fully accessible to the utility company for any maintenance and you risk destruction of whatever impedes their right of way....See MoreHide Utilities/ Small Patio Privacy
Comments (2)1. Don’t use a fence or shrubbery around those exterior condenser units. It will interfere with air flow, reduce the efficiency, and could shorten the life of the units. 2. Check with the condo association and ask whether you would be allowed to install a privacy fence or add concrete pavers to extend the size of the patio. Their rules requiring architectural uniformity could prevent you from doing anything. 3. If by some small miracle, you are allowed to install a fence, paint it to match the awning over your patio. Put the fence on the side of your concrete patio to give you privacy and block your view. If you can use concrete brick pavers, put them on the other side of the patio to get that fire hazard grill away from the electrical switch box and the electrical service entrances....See More- 9 years ago
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