What are my options for low maintenance evergreen screen?
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Comments (6)L, Sansevierias are an excellent recommendation & come in many different varieties, including cylindrica. Gooseneck wand watering is another excellent idea! I have to share my first thought, which was Chinese Evergreen ... very low light, very low maintenance plants that keep their variegation regardless of poor lighting. LL...See MoreLimited vinyl options. What's my best option?
Comments (16)We ended up getting a quote for the PGT 5400 Energy Vue line as well. It really comes down to the Simonton 9800 w/ laminated glass and the PGT. Slight nod to the PGT for the installation. The price difference is 6.84% more for the Simonton. Simonton's warranty is better by far, mainly because the installer matches the manufacturer for the labor warranty. Thus, if we go with the Simontons, we have a 25+ year parts AND labor warranty. PGT is only 1 year labor but a good parts warranty. Simonton also comes with a lifetime glass breakage (due to the laminated glass). Simonton offers dual sliders (I think that's the term, where you can open the slider either way) while PGT's only open one way (the equivalent of single hung). Thus PGT's air infiltration numbers are substantially lower (.02 vs. .13). SHGC are virtually the same at .21 and .22. The SoftLite's came in significantly more expensive (50%). We really liked the Alside installer, but aren't sure of the product, so we eliminated them....See MoreEvergreen edible privacy screen options?
Comments (32)Sugarcane is a member of the true grass family, and its growth season mimics common lawn grass fairly closely, so if it is warm enough for your lawn to stay green year round it should be warm enough for sugarcane. It is grown commercially as far north as the northern edge of zone 9a here in Louisiana, though much more commonly in southern 9a and 9b. As to citrus, I have several in ground citrus trees, but the one that is probably the best candidate for hedge use in the short term is my Cara Cara orange tree, its growth pattern is very dense and upright, reaching over 7 ft of height and about 3 ft of width in under 3 years (planted from a 24 inch tall mail order tree just a couple of weeks short of 3 years ago). I also have Satsumas and a Meyers lemon that are about the same age, and all are shorter than the Cara Cara, with the less dense foliage. I also have a couple of 20+ year old Satsuma trees that are 15-18 ft wide and until I recently topped them were getting up over 12 ft tall, though I would not want to try to turn one into a hedge as they tend to be much more spreading in growth sending out long drooping limbs in all directions.. Of course I live on the 8b/9a line and citrus grows slowly when soil temperatures are below about 70 degrees F which is about 5 months of the year here, so they may grow faster where you live. The advantage I see to sugar cane is of course it is much faster growing (one of the fasted growing plants in the world), and its growth habit is much like bamboo so is prone to growing in dense clusters of stalks making for an easy to manage hedge, though one does have to be cautious of the sharp edged leaves. p.s. be aware modern commercial hybrid sugarcane gets MUCH taller than the heirloom varieties like Blue Ribbon, Florida Red, Home Green, etc. often reaching heights of 15-19 feet....See MoreLooking for low maintenance evergreen plants/shrubs. Zone 6
Comments (10)I use Thuja occidentalis 'Tom Thumb' in several areas and highly recommend it. "Any ideas for small evergreen plantings, low maintenance that will grow well in full afternoon sun (front yard) as well as part shade (back yard)" You haven't specified size other than 'small' which IMO could mean anything. But my low maintenance evergreens include Pieris, Hellebores, Boxwoods, all the other dwarf conifers, hardy Geraniums, evergreen Azaleas and Rhododendrons, smaller hollies, Euonymus, Inkberry, Kalmia, Abelia, and Cotoneaster. I would consider all of these low maintenance once the establishment phase is passed and you have to do that with any plant. They all need some care. If you want a ground cover I'd use Pachysandra. It does spread but it's the easiest of all the groundcovers to control as it pulls out really easily....See Moreiris_gal
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