Want to create a screen, but nothing too crazy
Ok so I have planted a few things already..2 Royal Purple Smoke bushes, and 3 dappled willows (Hikiro Nishiki I think it's called?) they're about 13' apart from each other and about 6' from my hideous chain link fence. So I'm looking for something to fill the gaps, yet have seasonal interest..fall color is huge! But flowering plays a part as well as far as wants. I will attach pics of the area, but let me tell you what else I have in my yard in different parts that I am using to somewhat screen the fence/neighbors. On one side of the yard I have a wine and roses weigela bush centered with 2 cream/green/pinkish ornamental grasses aside of it, a Granada rose bush in front of the weigela (baby rose bush) and then stargazer lilies and pink, white flowers planted in front of those..then on opposite side of that fence I have climbing Can Can rose bushes along with more of that ornamental grass in between those..then on my OTHER side..a pretty long side...I have a Ginko tree, flowering dogwood tree, nepeta walkers low cat mint, Stella day oro day lilies, yarrow, more of the same ornamental grasses and I'm planning on putting some rose bushes I bought on sale. And now in front of my house facing the area I need help with, I have a ninebark Diablo on each side, a hydrangea quick fire on one side with a japonica pieris (I think) on the other side both adjacent to the ninebarks, I have more day lilies, I planted 2 peace rose bushes this spring idk if they'll take off as they were 'body bag' roses but they did leaf out so maybe? I also have Russian sage on both sides..along with some bulbs, foxglove and hollyhocks on both sides of front stairs,which I was talked into by lady at nursery and they never even flowered and one side barely grew anything and the other side are these 2 green leafed masses still no flowers? (I may pull them up and move them elsewhere) and then I also have 2 of those spiral cut evergreen bushes on each side of stairs..but they have a slight bluish tone to them I feel like? Plus I have 2 service berry bushes on both sides of house, one you will see kind of blocking the view of the fence line in the pics...Also I have Black Eyed Susan's in different areas of the yard. So I figure giving you an idea of what's planted in my yard may help give you guys an idea of complimentary plants to place, or maybe which ones to repeat ? Here are the pics of area I need help with..keep in mind cost is a factor as I was told I'm not allowed to buy anymore bushes, plants, flowers hahahahaha so I need ones that will work yet not be a huge expense. As you can see, my neighbors houses are not what I want to look at when looking out my picture window! Lol also the dappled willow bushes are only a year old and were a twig when I planted last year..so kinda hard to see them in pic but there's one in front of the back tire on the blue convertible (in my yard obv, but to show you where it is in my yard)
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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Nothing too serious - just wondering..
Comments (8)Hahaha, I'm guilty of that too FD. My skids sometimes talk just to talk, and it's hard to listen to that for too long. I sometimes cut them short and sometimes I just miss half of it. Especially when they want to talk me through some movie they saw, it's just not that interesting if you haven't seen it yourself..Hihi funny Come to think of it; my MIL does that too. Except with her I think it's a bit rude sometimes. Say MIL and FIL come around for coffee and the 4 of us are having a conversation. MIL will always try and get me out of that and start a conversation with just the two of us (so the 'girls' and the 'guys' can both talk about something different). Not really my cup of tea, but I usually go along with it, even though it's hard to concentrate with 4 people at one table and 2 conversations. So I do my best to just hear her and respond to her. Only to find that in the middle of my reply to her, she suddenly starts laughing with the 'guys' because she switched back to the other conversation herself!! Ok no worries mate, I didn't think it was such an interesting topic either! Anyway, let's not get stuck into my MIL.........See Moreyoung step moms? crazy baby mama drama? ME TOO!
Comments (3)When I read this post, it happened to be on the same day I read a post written by my 24 year old niece on facebook. My niece married at 19 (IMO, on the rebound from her HS sweetheart ~ she became pregnant from Mr. Rebound & they got married... he was 18) Everyone told her about the red flags & warnings but she ignored them all, saying she was not a child, she was capable of making good decisions in her life. The marriage had some problems in the second year & they split up. Then reconciled & she had baby #2 about 8-9 months later. That child is now 2 and they have filed for divorce. Not sure why they didn't make it but from an outsider's perspective... he was too young/immature & she thought she knew it all & could have it all 'because she WANTED it', I think she had baby #2 in an effort to turn him into the family man she wanted. It didn't work. Well, she has had a new boyfriend... almost from day 1 of the breakup... she likes to post pictures of her boyfriend & her in suggestive poses. She has posted pictures of her boyfriend, cuddling with the kids watching TV. She writes a bunch of stuff that appears she is trying to make her ex jealous. I have no idea if it's working.. BUT: The other day, he came to pick up his kids & his new girlfriend came with him. My niece went off on her (on FB) about how dare she come with him and pretty much issued an open threat... IMO, it was a very immature reaction after all the stuff she has put out there with her new boyfriend... another one of those "I can do it, but if you do it all hell will break loose" My point, this is what I see young people doing (being very immature, making decisions without thinking of consequences) and this is the kind of immature reactions that some young people have. I would hope my niece grows up & realizes that just because things didn't work out with him (and admit they were BOTH immature & it's not all his fault) Funny thing is, she acts as if they are being mature with each other... but this was before he found a girlfriend. Why anyone would WANT to get in the middle of that kind of drama is beyond me....See MorePassiflora Caerulea in containers to create a screen?
Comments (3)Thanks Tim! Both the varieties you suggest are gorgeous. It would be amazing to have edible fruit... I think our climate is eqivalent to US zone 9 - do I need to protect the pots in winter? And would the Frederick and Ruby be likely to keep their leaves over winter in those temperatures?...See MoreCreate A PIN Screen/Window
Comments (6)Passwords and PIN numbers on PCs used for personal reasons seem to cause more problems than the benefits provided. My PCs (which in the early days were used by all family members in the household, who needed access without too much trouble) have always booted right up , recover immediately from sleep, no entries required. Never any problems. If one were stolen, the perp would have a PC for free but none of my personal info. PCs should always be physically protected from theft. But if you keep information off your PC that could be personally damaging if in the hands of an evil doer, and you don't save passwords or other access info in your browser (whose caches you clear at the end of each session), there's really no reason to use passwords or other access limits. Smartphones are different and I do use a 4 digit PIN on mine. They're too easy to leave behind or slip from a pocket. There is personal info on these, of many kinds. That's my opinion....See Morelaceyvail 6A, WV
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cearbhaill (zone 6b Eastern Kentucky)
7 years agoThat's a big space, so I say plant everything.
I would do a mixed shrub border with various small/medium trees every now and then. My mixed borders include conifers, broadleaved evergreens, all sorts of paniculata hydrangeas, azaleas, lilacs, ornamental grasses, Japanese Maples, several dogwoods, viburnums, sambucas, Lespedeza, spirea, holly, crape myrtle, witch hazel, with loads of perennials fronting everything. I did everything on a fairly reasonable budget by buying small and being patient- over the course of 6-7 years it has all filled in very well- it was as bare as yours eight years ago.
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