Forsythia 'lynwood gold' hedge spacing
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New Garden, seeking hedge/screen advice
Comments (1)Lex: while photos are extremely helpful to us in visualizing the situation, the one you provided is not doing your garden justice - it's a bit too small and the panorama effect distorts the perspective. Is it possible for you repost with individual photos of the garden areas rather than a panoramic composite? And a quick plan sketch with some measurements would be equally helpful. Beyond this, suggestions will be unfortunately vague :-) Depth of available planting areas will determine to a large extent what can be used successfully for screening as well as layering.......and if this is your intent, it is best to err on the side of generosity. And some quick thoughts on plant selection. It's impossible to see from the photo provided where formalized, sheared hedging may be appropriate. Arborvitaes are ideal for taller formal hedges and pruning or shearing is optional, as many (like the Emerald Green) are by habit narrow and columnar. For shorter hedges, box or Japanese holly are popular and for good reason, but germander, rosemary, even lavender could work in the right situation. Formalized hedges require ongoing routine maintenance to keep them looking sharp, so keep that in mind when making your plant choices - don't select a shrub or tree that naturally wants to grow to 20+ feet when all you are looking for is an 8' hedge.......too much work involved :-) Otherwise, an informal screening as a backdrop for lower plantings is relatively easy to achieve, provided the depth of the planting bed is suitable. A mix of evergreen shrubs/small trees and deciduous plants will accomplish this, with the weight placed on the evergreens. Your second group of listed plants could comprise the bulk of this, but I might consider replacing the viburnum choices with the evergreen V. tinus and adding Choisya ternata, camellia or smaller selections of Hinoki cypress. I am personally very fond of fastigiate hornbeams for deciduous screening purposes and use them often in designs. Their very upright and dense branching structure makes them pretty effective for this purpose even out of leaf. Carpinus betulus 'Frans Fontaine' is my cultivar of choice. And some of your listed plants are just not well advised for your area or for the purpose you have in mind. Butterfly bush is a listed Oregon invasive plant, redbuds tend to be rather short-lived in the NW, sumac suckers aggressively and over a wide distance and privet has a host of issues that make it a less than wonderful choice. Hope this will be a start to get you thinking. And come back to us with more photos if you can....See Moremixed shrub property hedge
Comments (2)If you're putting in a shrub border, look up the mature sizes of the plants you have, and space them accordingly. A "hedge" implies a planting that is intended to grow together and be trimmed, so unless you are planning a "tapestry hedge", I'd stick with one species. A couple of questions: Will the trees shade this hedge out? Will they overhang your neighbor's property in time? How does the neighbor feel about this? If they do, and the neighbor has other ideas for the space on his side, he can lop off any branches that extend out over the property line, with predictable results. I know I wouldn't want my neighbor to plant things that interfered with using my property as I saw fit, and I wouldn't do that to my neighbors, either. Also, I think your tree stakes are overkill. Here's a link to one of your photos so people don't have to copy and paste. Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreMy Forsythias blooms are a huge fail this year. Why?
Comments (6)Good morning! I attached a picture of one of the shrubs, I don't know if it'll help or not, but it will show the bottom, where on one side, it bloomed. I fertilized twice, once at the time of planting, and then once a couple weeks later like the directions said, and that was it. I used Miracle-Gro Liquid Quick Start. I am so glad that if the flower buds are damaged that at least the leaf buds will be okay. These are Lynwood Gold Forsythias. I am dying to cut a small piece off to see if it will bloom, but if it's already under stress, I don't want to push it over the edge. P.S Please excuse all the rocks, the rocks outside the fence were for vole protection (which was useless for our Burning Bushes) and the rocks around the shrub were for mulch. We're going to be clearing out all the rocks and putting in cedar mulch, once we get a day warmer than 50 degrees on the weekend.....See Moreforsythia question
Comments (4)Hmmm . . . when are you pruning your shrubs? Forsythia (as well as other spring-blooming shrubs) flower on the previous year's growth. Basically, they grow and set the buds by the end of fall. The buds sit dormant all winter and, as soon as it warms up enough and water begins to flow from the roots up to the buds, the plant blossoms. If you pruned your forsythia last year anytime after mid-summer or if you got out your pruners and tidied up on one of these beautiful early spring days, you've basically cut off all the buds. Wait until RIGHT AFTER your shrub flowers to tidy up or to try to prune it into any particular shape. If your really must prune your shrub in the early spring you can bring the branches indoors and set them in a vase with water. The warmth of being inside and the water will force the buds to open so you can have a little preview of spring....See More- 7 years ago
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