Looking for suggestions for evergreen privacy screen (Zone 10a)
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Zone 10/California: Privacy Screen Suggestions?
Comments (1)Clumping bamboos (or runners if you're up to the challenge) might be perfect. The different species come in conveniently assorted sizes. It can be expensive to go for the clumping bamboo for so much length, but they really are pretty, especially the Fargesia species which are usually under 15 feet (you'd have to be sure to select one that's right for your climate). And of course for the lower screen, there's always the classic oleander......See MoreLooking for a residential privacy screen rec. for Zone 6/7
Comments (5)JC: I am not completely certain my suggestion would work in your space but what the heck. You might consider Black Nigra bamboo. I grow it here in Northern CA and we get as low as 10 - 12 degrees during the winter although that is rare. Normaly around low to mid 20's is the lowest. At any rate I find this bamboo to be truly gorgeous at our place. I just love it. My growing conditions are a bit different. It receives mostly filtered morning sun and a bit of filtered late afternoon sun. So far so good. Providing a link below for more info at Dave's Garden on this bamboo. Hope this helps. Kate Here is a link that might be useful: Black Nigra bamboo...See MoreNeed an Evergreen privacy screen.
Comments (3)I think you will probably get privacy the fastest by installing a trellis, even if your evergreen climber will take awhile to cover it. The trellis can be really "closed," or tightly-built, so the trellis itself is screening you off. Unless you can afford really large shrubs, you will have to wait many years for them to attain a good height for screening. You could always install some bamboo fencing in the meantime, (inexpensive, pretty easy to install) just for the seating area, and remove it when the shrubs are tall enough. Evergreen trellis vines: I can think of climbing hydrangea, and akebia. BUT, akebia seems to be a thug/invasive for warmer zones, I don't know if you count. Here, it's not. A note about bees: if you are not allergic or truly afraid of them, I don't think you need to be concerned about their presence. I have dozens of bees in my Agastache, and I brush past it several times a day and they don't move. But my BF got stung by walking barefoot on the grass (by a yellowjacket, not a bee). Just something to think about! (and no, he doesn't walk barefoot anymore)...See MoreNeed an Evergreen privacy screen.
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