Looking for landscape solution for window that faces neighbor's window
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Comments (15)I didn't say it was the best choice, only that it shouldn't be discounted solely because of its reputation as being an overly aggressive spreader. The OP expressed an interest in it but was concerned because of that reputation. And there are a number of species that are considered quite drought tolerant once established. Several Bay area nurseries grow and recommend them. Any plant grown in planters or containers - drought tolerant or not - is going to require supplemental irrigation. That is just the nature and physics of container culture. Plants established in the ground present a far different situation. And establishment takes more than a single growing season in any case. Planting now - in what could pass as your rainy season - will not guarantee any degree of establishment or drought tolerance for the coming summer months. There are literally dozens of plants that could work in this situation. I've attached a link on California waterwise planting that includes several rather good lists that also include a lot of native choices. I will say that based on my experience (and I've gardened and designed in SoCal as well as in the PNW, a repeating summer drought area), some of these plants are not nearly as drought tolerant as others. But it does make a good starting point. Just scroll through the nonsense at the top of the link until you get to the plant lists. Here is a link that might be useful: California drought tolerant planting...See MoreFront facing kitchen window dilemma
Comments (23)Great. Regarding the picture of your neighbor's house, if you bring a walk across the front from the driveway, or anywhere else, it would help tremendously to swing it away from the house as much as would be functional so people don't walk close to the windows and to allow room for handsome plantings. I agree completely with Ideabean that the front landscape should be designed in conjunction with the addition. I do disagree somewhat with the notion that foundation plantings should be avoided en bloc. For instance, if people approaching the front door also approach the windows, leaving room for a narrowish shrub of the necessary height on the corner would block the view sideways into the windows entirely. You don't say what direction the front of the house faces, but if some shade would be nice and the walk could come up well away from the kitchen extension, a small, light foliaged tree between walk and kitchen might be very nice. (A big reason birches are so popular in the northeast is that the small, dainty foliage casts a pretty, dappled shade without heaviness.) With a 30' setback, any good landscape design for plantings away from the house is not going to move them very far away in any case....See MoreWindow Covering Solution for Window with Steel Wrapped Frame
Comments (7)The amount of UV rays penetrating the window is dependent on the insulated glass unit used. Some IGUs incorporate glass such as Cardinal LoĒ³-366 that block nearly all UV rays. If you want to block UV without shades, you can install window film. I have a window with a drywall return (drywall surrounds the window in the way metal surrounds yours). I installed Bali cellular blinds. Bali supports up to three blinds installed on one headrail. This means that you could have one blind each over the two operable lites and a third blind over the fixed lite but have only one headrail that would extend the total width of the window. If the Bali blinds had a basic cords, the "stacks" (the height of the shades when they are fully open) would be minimized and as much of the glass as possible wwould be visible. I would suspect that the stacks would be shorter than the height of your window frame (i.e., no glass would be covered). You can ask the seller for the height of the stacks. Yes, you would have to attach the shade to the return with screws....See MoreWindow Treatment for front-facing window over stairs
Comments (11)Well, they'll probably climb up on the bench! If it's mostly daytime privacy needed there, you could also look at reflective film. It will block the view inside as long as it's brighter outside than inside. So at night, if you have lights on inside, people can see through it on the outside. If you have a bright porch light, it might provide some reflection, even at night. Here's a window similar to yours with the frosted film only on the bottom panes. Reflective film would be less noticeable....See Moresmitrovich
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