Artic Willow Privacy Hedge
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11 years agoken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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Comments (4)I might solely choose 'Monlo'/'Diablo' "Ninebark" (Physocarpus opulifolius) for your zone. No pests ever on this extremely hardy shrub. Thick deciduous form with a profusion of white lace-cap flowers in early summer (June in my climate), and the bark has interest as well. Decent fall color, fruit adorned by birds and wildlife. Here's a great site: Dax Here is a link that might be useful: Selecting Shrubs For Your Home - Wet Sites...See MoreWillow hedge
Comments (8)Just a small addition- Willow are easy to root- in water or in the ground- although- if you start them in water- they can be very touchy about transplanting into soil.... I would suggest dedicating a row in a bed where you will see them and remember to water it VERY frequently this spring, and regularly during the summer- to plant the cuttings into- and then transplant them to the outer areas where you want the hedge to be next spring. You will have to water them well for a bit next year as well- but they should be fine from there on. I have tried several cuttings of willow many ways, and thought all was well several times- until they did not make it through the winter. I am keeping my fingers crossed in hopes that I have learned my lessons.........See MoreNeed privacy hedge shrub suggestions
Comments (17)My favorite shrubs for hedges are the hollies. There are many of them available and some get quite tall while others remain more compact. Their tiny flowers (so small you hardly notice them) are amazingly fragrant, and the birds love the berries, although they generally don't eat the berries until later in winter. Hollies are amazingly heat-tolerant, drought-tolerant and wind-tolerant once established. Dwarf Burford holly makes a really nice privacy screen along a fence line with the proper spacing, particularly if you let them reach their natural pyramidal shape and don't prune them. The use of the word "dwarf" is deceptive because they are dwarf only in comparison to regular Burford holly which is a huge monster. The dwarf Burford hollies we planted about 10 years ago are about 10 feet tall and each plant's spread covers 6' to 8' feet in width. We spaced them pretty far apart so they could reach their mature size without crowding one another. Another lovely shrub that is underused is Abelia. These are semi-evergreen, small-leaved shrubs that flower in spring. Their growth is quite dense and they are very drought-tolerant once established. I have a chaste tree in the backyard butterfly garden and the wildlife love it, and so do I, but it is deciduous and won't provide much privacy in winter. I've linked the website of Sooner Plant Farm for you because their website is amazingly informative. It has detailed into on many of the types of plants mentioned here, and photos for many of them, as well as many, many others. After you spend a little while looking at all the plants on their website, you'll have all kinds of ideas about what you could plant for a privacy screen. I second the idea that a mixed hedgerow is healthier because one disease can wipe out a monoculture of one plant variety. Also, diversity attracts more wildlife like birds and butterflies, for example. Dawn Here is a link that might be useful: Sooner Plant Farm...See MoreAny Suggestions Please! Dappled Willow for Privacy Fence
Comments (3)When people say "... and I'm not sure how that would look?" it means that something could look fantastic beyond all belief, but they won't know it! Here we're just talking about trees on one side of a hedge. What is not to look good about that? In theory, there's nothing wrong with that at all. But in reality, the devil will be in the details of how the trees and shrubs are maintained so as not to conflict and harm (shade) one another. The negative in arranging the hedge back from the lot line is that you are in effect giving up some of your protected/private area and handing it over to the public area. If you're OK with that, no one else is going to be bothered by it. The idea of running the hedge from tree to tree means that it will be below the canopy of the trees and subject to the shade of them. If the tree canopy is very high, it might not be a problem. How tolerant is this willow to shade? It may make a huge difference in how it performs. If it doesn't like shade I'm afraid it's going to result in a disappointing mess. If it doesn't like shade A LOT, then if could even be disappointing to have the hedge set back away from the trees. I don't know this willow so I can't say....See Moremary_max
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