Advice for new bed around sunroom
Hi! I have just had a new bed put in around my sunroom and I am not sure what to plant there. I would like something with privacy yet does not wall me in. I was thinking maybe hydrangeas? I am 5b/6a and the back faces east with 6 hours of morning sun.
Thank you for any help you can provide!
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Holly F
7 years agoI am also adding a couple photos so that you can see why I say I really need some privacy.
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7 years agoHolly F
7 years ago@Yardvaark, yes, the house I am wanting privacy from is along the back lot line. It is not directly behind me, but it is positioned on an angle northeast of me. Because of this angle, they can look directly in my sunroom. The new bed is not the stone wall with the lilac. It is a bed straight across the back of the sunroom and along the side of the sunroom without the deck. I would take a pic, but we are having a downpour at the moment. I do not have a problem with my neighbors on either side as they have ample landscaping that allows some semblance of privacy. Actually, I am attaching a photo of when I moved in as I am standing in the sunroom, so that you can see the proximity of the house I am referring to.
@laceyvail, the odd thing is, that fence belongs to said neighbor and is not on the property line. They have 1.5' beyond that fence that belongs to them.
Holly F
7 years ago@vstavay, Thank you for helping me visualize. The only problem is my neighbor to the north has a straight line of Green Giants and I'm unsure how I would incorporate mine if I do the same. Would I just sort of piggy-back off of theirs? Attaching a photo for reference.
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