Seeking The Neighbor Perspective: 8 ft Fence vs. 6 ft
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Comments (11)Florisse.... You are displaying the classic symptoms of becoming a Fig-Psychotic! We were all "normal" once, but for many of us, that was a long time ago. I was bitten back in 2007, and the disease is insidious. If you want that tree to really take off this season, go to Home Depot, and buy an 18 gallon storage tub, drill plenty of wholes into the bottom, fill it with a good potting mix and plant your new Mission fig tree into the container. Get yourself a lawn chair, then suit back with a nice drink and watch your tree grow from day to day. Wait until the tree starts really producing those delectable figs! This will become your botanical child. Yes, you are hooked! I have my containerized trees in large tubs, and I use dollies to move the trees around. The amount of information that you will find on this forum can be overwhelming, so don't try to read it all at once. If you decide to grow the trees in containers, concentrate on the information posted regarding this kind of specific culture. Containerized figs need a different type of culture than figs grown in-ground. Read, and if you need to ask questions, everyone of this forum will give you the answers that you seek. Growing figs is probably the most rewarding fruit tree that you can grow...you'll have figs this year, and every year from now on. Winter treatment will be your biggest "problem". In what climate zone do you live? If you have an unheated garage, figs can be overwintered there. You need to tell us your climate zone and how you intend to overwinter your trees...but that can wait. For now, just enjoy your trees. Good luck! Frank...See MoreNeighbors say no to fence... need HELP with fast growing barrier
Comments (91)My heart goes out to you as I read your saga. Here are a few items that may be of assistance, they are not garden related but may help you enjoy your yard and not have to worry about your children. There is DIRT, an internet discussion group that is a service of American Bar Association and University of Missouri Law School that has a real estate focus. Post your story there and see what ideads that have. Ask if there is existing case law that would support your claim http://dirt.umkc.edu/ There is a legal concept of "unreasonable decision making" when a HOA does this, in some states the court will not allow them to restrict your actions. To be reasonable the decisions have to be documented and consistent. Some HOA have buried in them a clause that gives you the right to call for Arbitration to resolve an issue. I will pray that justice prevails....See MoreNeed privacy hedge < 10ft wide, that grows 10-20'
Comments (11)That's a new one! I'll check into it :) Is there a reason to go Skip Laurel vs Prague Vibernum or vice versa? The major minus for the skip is that cost $40 a plant vs approx $10 for Green Giant or (the now ruled out) North Privet I'll be pricing Viburnum next :) Arbor Day tree finder also recommended purple Sand Leaf Cherry (prunus x cisterna) Any thoughts on that? I appreciate all the info-- I am trying to learn as much as I can before doing any work :)...See MoreImpossible find... a narrow tree/shrub only 8ft mature height
Comments (36)I’ve been going through the woods just behind our house with the kids and a plant id app identifying as much as we can. We’re taking notes, looking info up in our field/plant guides and planning out how we’re going to take care of that area. We’ve been surprised by quite a few of our finds. Back to the side yard; our patio was poured this week and I had a minor meltdown about it. Not my finest moment. I had a local landscaper come out yesterday to talk about plantings and how to soften the look of the patio. I spoke with him about the side yard as well and his suggestion was a combination of arborvitae and a specific crepe myrtle (only reaches a max height of 8-10’). He said rose of Sharon does not do well in our area due to Japanese beetles. Would this crepe myrtle be a good option for that narrow area? Would it give me the privacy I’m looking for? He said he’d bring in 6’ trees for planting. Our porch floor is about 4’ off the ground. Would I need to fill in under the crepe myrtles with something? And if so, what grows well under them and wouldn’t encroach on the pathway. I don’t know that I’ll use this landscaper as he wasn’t very open to discussing solutions for the planter area our patio created, it honestly seemed like he avoided me each time I brought up that area....See Morenini804
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