tall narrow trees/shrubs for really small space?
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Comments (15)Joe - Nah. Not an Amelanchier. Foliage is not quite right, and Amelanchier flowers have skinner petals. Carol - that could be it. Definitely something in the Rosaceae family, I think. My only hesitation is that this garden was neglected for quite some time, is overrun with lonicera (both vines and shrubs), berberis, Euonymus alatus, etc. And these shrubs are covering an entire side of the suburban yard. It looks like they've been there for a while, and they're taking over along with the rest. Has P. villosa been around for a while? Does it show invasive tendencies here?...See Moretall, narrow shrub in sun
Comments (4)I can't think of a flowering plant that would get that tall and not as wide, although, there are some shrubs in the genus' buxus, ilex, thuja to name a few that fit the bill. Some other options are an upright rosemary (Tuscan Blue) that you could keep pruned to a slender width. Maybe a rose tree or other "patio-type" tree, or perhaps a Clematis or other smallish vine (Mandevilla, Manetta inflata, etc) trained in an obelisk. Your bed sounds like it has fairly drought tolerant plants, so the rosemary would probably work best in a cultural aspect. wanda...See MoreShrubs or Small Trees for Narrow Shade Garden
Comments (15)Hello, everyone, A year ago I moved into an 1870's cottage in Little Rock. The front yard (holding to old Southern nomenclature for now) is already a pretty, highly traditional (if predictable) azalea, dogwood, oak mix, but the back is a mess with some nice plants. It already divides fairly naturally into three areas. I'm going to follow my longwinded predisposition and describe the whole space before getting to my questions, which mainly apply to the third, quite shady area north of the house, which will be a woodland areas focusing on natives and bird habitat. 1. The first spot is tiny, about 12' square just north of the garage. The garage is a separate outbuilding west of the house, and I'm turning it into a pottery, so gardening-unlike myself-is on a no fat diet for now. Bamboo, an unknown tree, loropetalum, and a non-blooming biggish crepe myrtle grow there now. The crepe myrtle is on the property line opposite the garage, and makes a natural division into the next area, I plan to stay with all dark foliage and blue and pink bloomers back here. 2. in the central portion, I cut down two sassafras trees (to which my neighbors objected and for which I had no love). This made a sunny area. This is 35 feet wide at one end and 25 the other (where the deck cuts in), and about 50 feet long. Here, I want roses and other sun lovers in the broader, full sun space. The narrower portion is partly shaded by a large unidentified tree that butts up to the deck and is midway between the house and the garage. The narrower space ends where a magnolia grandiflora stands just west of a large crepe myrtle. Almost buried behind the trash trees among broken furniture was a lovely wrought iron, gothic arch. I've moved that so that it bisects this sunny section of the yard from area 3., which is almost full, but not deep shade, as it lies on the north wall of the house. Steps come down from the deck across from the crepe myrtle. To the left of the steps, a small fishpond sits off a picture window in the sunroom. The pond is currently uninhabited due to Beelzebub the raccoon, who ate the previous tenants last winter. The pond needs a total. face lift and has to be deepened before restocking. However, my desk is by that window and, even in it's ugly as-is state, you talk about bird watching heaven! I LOVE it! So re-camping that little pool is where the largest pot of my broke-ass garden-dedicated pesos are headed this round. OK, so now you'll pass under the arch into 3., a small (25' L x 15' W?) woodland garden. At present this area has 2 small redbuds, a pretty 10 foot Enlish holly, a lot of spindly nandina, a multitude of evil-minded vicious, but well-grown Rotunda holliies, and the a/c condensers. Opposite the house is a 6' fence. I thought I could put in 2-3 native shrubs and some vines here. On the other side against the house, I want to replace the Rotundas with mix of camellias and natives. So I finally get to the question, what should I plant, hoping for 4 season interest?...See MoreTall, narrow, evergreen shrub help?
Comments (8)Gosh that's tricky. I'm thinking of my own similar spots in our yard that have full sun. We've got a silverado sage in one tiny area, and I just prune it back once every few years. If you can wire the fence, maybe a lady banks rose. No thorns, evergreen, but you'd have to wrap it onto the wires initially and prune it heavily once a year to keep it from going too wild. Could you do a small tree that leaves head room for the walkway area? A lorapetalum pruned into a tree would work, and you could even prune a variegated privet into a small tree. Argentine Senna... can't remember if that's evergreen but I'm thinking it's not. Nandina is also a good suggestion. If you chop it back once a year, you could put a knock-out rose in that spot. Coralberry might not give you as much height as you want, but it's evergreen and gets gorgeous fuchsia berries. Mine are only in partial sun and are about 3' high. Virginia sweetspire? Not sure if it's evergreen here or not. Seems like it loses leaves at a certain point. Pyracantha? Cotoneaster?...See Moreflorauk
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