What type of trees /placement for privacy?
Cat McG
11 months ago
I live in Indiana, gets very cold -10 and hot here (95+}. I need your help! I have a very nosy neighbor sunbathes and is annoyed my house was built i have children and she can no longer use my yard as her peace and quiet. she has been beyond rude and nasty to me snd my children lets her dogs out no leash tells me yes it will bite my 4 yr old daughter if she gets close.
i want trees blocking her and her dogs
from sight of my driveway and yard where my daughter plays and rides her bike.
WHAT KIND AND WHERE?
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Sigrid
11 months agoCat McG
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Need help with type of privacy shrub/tree to go with...
Comments (7)@hosenemesis - Thanks for the great ideas. BTW the one landscaper told he meant "Podocarpus" as he said Privet Wax Leaf and Ligustrum is the same (?). The reason, however, that he is pushing the Texas Privet is that he said it's the hardiest of the 3. I didn't think of the fact that the ivy would grow into the shrubs and yes, it would make a mess. The barrier makes perfect sense but I imagine it won't be cheap to dig up that ivy, cut it back, and then make sure the roots are really gone otherwise if it starts coming back once the hedges are planted, ugh. I'd get rid of the ivy but I think we have it and neighbors too as it helps with the erosion of the sloped portion of the backyard edge. @yukkuri - My wife would love citrus and avacado trees but do they really grow together enough to provide privacy? And won't they get wide enough to take up a ton of room along that wall (the wall is probably about 100 feet or more)? I suppose those types of trees would at least live better with the ivy. @desertdance - Thanks for the Sour Orange suggestion. I'll take a look at it and ask someone at a local nursery. And I thought this part of home ownership would be the stress-free part. Now I'm almost frozen trying to figure out what to do as it seems there is strong potential for regret or a do-over due to so much I simply don't know...and you hope the landscaper suggest what is sustainable and not just to make $$$. Especially the fact that neither of the two quotes said anything of keeping the ivy away from mingling with the shrubs which makes sense that it would happen...and be a headache....See MoreType of tree to provide pool shade & privacy
Comments (10)I have a pool and would like to offer a preventative measure suggestion: Do not use bouganvilla! It blooms and looks beautiful but will drop thousands of colorful pieces of debris that will be a nightmare for your pool's chemistry and clog your filter. You should also stay away from any of the trees that drop leaves. Even though you write that you aren't concerned with debris in your pool, you really should be concerned. Besides the filthiness and clogged filters, it will look really bad on a daily basis if leaves are dropped daily in your pool. For that reason the palms are a good choice, as are giant birds of paradise (they look like banana trees but the leaves don't shred) You may want to use flax, regular birds of paradise, aloes, agaves, even tubidanthus trees (although they occasionally drop leaves they are heavy leaves that are huge and drop straight down--easy to pick up) Good luck!...See Moreneed privacy hedges/trees for area shaded by pine trees
Comments (6)Immediate full coverage is going to be difficult to achieve......sorry. The landscaper was correct - few conifers will establish in heavy shade and with that much root competition, especially ones with any size on them to begin with. Aucuba japonica, Japanese laurel, is a very shade tolerant broadleaf evergreen shrub. It will grow in almost total shade and is relatively drought tolerant. But it is probable that the largest you could find to plant will only be about 3-4' to begin with and you will have to be patient while they grow. Getting them enough water to begin with will help establishment and encourage more rapid growth. But it will be a few years until they reach a height to provide much screening. They can get 10-12' eventually. Another option is bamboo. Don't freak out! I am referring to a cold hardy clumping bamboo, like one of the Fargesia species. Clumping bamboos are very well behaved - they do not spread aggressively like a running bamboo, but remain in a controlled clump like a very large ornamental grass. Fargesia is very shade tolerant and will take temps down to 0F. Again, you will need to provide adequate water while it is establishing, perhaps for the first couple of growing seasons. The advantage of a bamboo is that it will already have some serious height to it - you will likely find plants available that are already 6-8' tall - and it puts on height rapidly. Once established, new canes emerging will grow rapidly to the full mature height. Depending on the species, Fargesia will grow 8-20' tall....See MoreWhat trees for privacy?
Comments (30)Sorry, Logan. Wrong again. Ivy grows to the tops of trees here too. But it is a native species with an important ecological role. So please don't spread damaging misinformation. 'Imagine it growing up a house.' No need to imagine it, Logan. Plants are frequently grown up buildings here and, amazingly, we have the sense to trim them around the windows. babyindie1 - ivy is a possibility but obviously it will need regular maintenance to keep it away from windows and, eventually, the roof. There are variegated and fancy leaved cultivars if that appeals. It will not damage the house provided your mortar is in good condition, despite what some people will tell you. That said it is not a very interesting choice. Parthenocissus quinquefolia, P henryana or P tricuspidata are other self clinging creepers which you could try but they are not evergreen. There are cultivars of variegated Euonymus which are evergreen. Emerald Gaiety is one. If you are prepared to provide a trellis Clematis armandii, Freemontodendron californicum, Ceanothus and Trachelospermum jasminoides are all evergreen and will flower too. Other possibilities are trained Pyracanthas and I have a personal soft spot for Cotoneaster horizontalis, although it is very common. At this time of year a Winter Jasmine growing through whatever else you decide to grow it always a cheerful sight. I would really suggest you visit some gardens and take a look at some of these plants growing in situ to get an idea of what they will look like in a few years....See More
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