Evergreen Shade and Privacy Trees for Houston Texas
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Tall, skinny, lush, evergreen tree for privacy?
Comments (4)Neoconman, For great information on allergies and asthma, check out the University of Arizona web site at the link below. Michael J. Schumacher has compiled extensive information on this topic and has lists of plants that are low or non-allergenic. A general rule of thumb when it comes to plants is that if they have large showy flowers, they have heavy pollen which is less likely to affect people. These plants rely on insects and other pollinators to move the pollen from flower to flower. Plants with small, inconspicuous flowers (ash, mulberry, Bermuda grass) produce 'light' pollen and rely on the wind to move it. These are the worst allergy offenders. You can always take a sample of a plant you like to a local nursery or to the U of A Cooperative Extension office. The main location is in Phoenix (44th St. and Broadway) but the Master Gardeners have satellite offices in the far east, north and west parts of the Valley. I hope this helps. Here is a link that might be useful: Allergy and Asthma in the Southwest...See MoreNeed suggestions for evergreen for privacy in Houston
Comments (16)You couldn't pay me $175 to grow a clumping bamboo or any kind of bamboo. Have you seen what that stuff looks like? Bamboo is grass! It may be a reasonable quote but it's a really big waste of money. This is the kind of mistake people make when they are desperate for fast privacy....See MorePrivacy evergreen tree needed
Comments (52)Since the plot plan has neither the driveway or the patio included they weren't accounted for in my suggestions. Can you add any hardscape like those two items and anything else relatively fixed like that to the plan please and some basic measurements. It looks like there is a fence across the front of the garage. Since it is a storage building and you don't drive into it, can you remove that fence and a few feet of paving there so you can plant a tree between the end of the driveway and the garage and use a man door to access the garage? How much space is there on the ground between the garage wall and the edge of the patio? How wide is the garage roof overhang so we can figure out the aerial space available for a plant and whether it is large enough. What is the spacing between the blue bench and the dock and the bench and the fence? Does your area have limits to fence heights and are trellises included in that? South is the street and north the canal?...See MoreTree form evergreen shrubs for privacy above fencline?
Comments (16)FYI broadleaf evergreens like Fraser photinia and so on drop spent leaves over long periods in summer. Same as with evergreen conifers it is common to see these with lingering litter accumulations beneath when the branches do not come to the ground and conceal the surface of the soil. A fundamental problem with your situation is like so many contemporary Americans trying to appoint or have appointed their outdoor living spaces you don't want to be giving any involved plantings even pretty normal levels of attention. And when a body wants very restricted growth and stylized shapes as a part of the package they are assuring thereby that more attention than natural habit plants would require will be needed. So then it's down to leaving the manicured plants out of the design, hiring a garden maintenance service or biting the bullet and rolling up one's own sleeves....See Moreghostlyvision
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