Recommendations for narrow, 18 inch privacy hedge
Stephen Gao
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Narrow, tall hedge for screening - no pines or arborvitae
Comments (7)There is really no need to be alarmist about using bamboo, either clumping or running forms. If bamboo is properly contained with a barrier made for that purpose, it is just as manageable and no more of a nightmare than any other plant. That does not mean you can just plant and forget it.....nor should you do that with just about anything else planted in your garden. Everything takes a certain amount of routine maintenance. FWIW, commercial bamboo barrier is not made of copper but of heavyweight plastic sheeting at least 60 mil thick. Joints are overlapped by a generous amount (6+ inches) and sealed using manufactured metal joint fasteners or a tape made for that purpose. You can certainly use sheet metal or similar (heck of a lot cheaper than copper(?)) as long as you address the joint closure properly. Running bamboo escaping a barrier system just speaks to improper installation of the barrier and lack of routine maintenance. And clumping bamboo is just that - a well-behaved, clumping, tall ornamental grass. No running, no taking over and no need for physical containment. FWIW, we grow and sell a lot of bamboo, both running and clumping, in my area and I use it extensively in my landscape designs. It makes an excellent, narrow yet tall evergreen privacy screen. Absolutely no problems have turned up if the right bamboo was chosen, the proper barrier system used and correctly installed and adequate maintenance provided....See MoreArtic Willow Privacy Hedge
Comments (10)well .... how the heck do i know.. lol ... its really just to your wishes ... are you a compulsive.. and want the job done yesterday ... and perfect.. and have the budget ... space them close ... if you are a patient gardener .. and this is a 5 year plan .... 10 year.. whatever it takes ... then plant a few.. propagate a few.. add the propagated ones to the far end in fall .. propagate more.. etc ... and just take the time to build your dream ... i just cant answer this question with any idea.. of such ... would you rather have 10 feet of the project spaced to perfection ... or stretch it out with the goal of 'filling in' .. as the years roll by??? but looking at the pix ... at the link ... i would suggest 5 to 8 feet apart ... minimum.. IF you wish to retain some semblance of the ball shape .... as compared to the privacy yesterday .... but if you want basically a wall ... 2 to 3 feet apart.. would sure fill it in faster ...... i hope you do understand.. that when those plants at the link .. are twice as old.. whatever their age.. they will probably be twice as tall.. and twice as wide.. and you will be creating a maintenance nightmare.. as the years roll by ... as is common with SHRUBS... and hedges.. they are not going to remain those cute little plants w/o vigorous REJUVENATION PRUNING.... and the reason i mention this.. is that what i was willing to do 12 years ago [hard work.. lol] .. i am finding i have no interest in the heavy labor as the years roll by ... so you might not want to line out 100 feet of this type of plant ... or maybe you do.. its up to you ... good luck ken Here is a link that might be useful: link...See MoreWindbreak/Privacy Hedge with Narrow space - need advice
Comments (5)The spetic is only 1 year old, this is a newly built house with no landscaping. The 23 ft spot seems narrow to me for most pine trees. We're on a 3 acre lot and this is the narrowest part of the lot. There are only 23 feet of width between our house and the lot line for us to plant some sort of a windblock within. The septic tank sits within between the lot line and the house for part of the area that we need to plant a windbreak. It's a single story house so I'm guessing approx 20 ft in height would be fine but would be good with taller as well. I would love to do pine trees like spruce or something but if they get to be 20+ ft wide this does not seem like it would work for us. Any other ideas would be appreciated!...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 MoreStephen Gao
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