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Comments (4)In photo 2, I think you will want something taller at the corner of the house. I don't know if the shrubs you have planted there will grow tall enough to hide those trash containers or not. If there's room, you might consider something taller and more opaque on the other side of the current shrubs. Re. the max of 8' tall for the hedge, I think you'll have to resign yourself to accept some sort of compromise. Nothing in life is perfect, and no shrub gets to a particular height and then stops growing (unless it dies!). When a shrub or tree's height is listed, that's generally its "mature height" -- the expected size at 10 years. 8' wouldn't quite hide the RV. If you buy something tall enough to be an effective screen immediately, it'll cost more. If it grows quickly, it'll quickly get taller than you want. Since the 10-year height is counted not from when you plant the shrub or tree but from when the nursery propagated the plant, you can divide the expected mature height by 10 and get the amount of height it will add each year. So a shrub with a "mature height" of 6-8' will grow about 7-10" per year. There are a number of fastigiate (upright and very narrow) evergreens. The important thing is how wide it will get, since you have a very small amount of space between the corner of your house and the property line. The sky pencil holly (Ilex crenata 'Sky pencil') is supposed to be okay for your zone; I think they're a bit ugly, but they're reliably narrow and opaque, and certainly easy to find where I am. There are probably good narrow conifers for your zone, but I don't know enough to give advice. If you don't get an answer here, you might ask at the Shrubs, Conifers, or Georgia forums. Keep in mind that your hedge doesn't have to be all one species. But whatever you do, don't plant two types of shrubs a - b - a - b - a - b - a: that usually doesn't look so good. You also don't have to plant the shrubs in a straight line -- zig-zags work well -- but then there's your space issue again. If the neighbor's trees are low enough to get in the way when taking a photograph, you might consider trimming the low branches on your side. Apparently most laws give you the right to trim what's on your side of the property line....See MoreHelp Me Hide My Neighbors!
Comments (7)We planted a row of needlepoint hollies along our backyard about 5 or 6 years ago, and now they are 10 feet high and filled in totally from the ground up, so they are one huge green fence but full of red berries. You wouldn't even know we had neighbors behind us. Vibernams grow really fast too and are also very dense. We have them as a screen behind our sunporch on the southern exposure side. We also have Walter's Vibernums on the other side which provides a nice screen as well. My anise isn't very dense so haven't thought about using that as a privacy screen....See MoreHelp me hide neighbors yard, please.
Comments (20)Without doubt, I would go with Vetiver Grass "Vetiveria zizanioides". "Vetiver is a clumping type grass, non-invasive. The roots are very deep, so it's best to decide carefully where to plant it because it is very hard to dig up. It can be grown in a container as well, for a lovely effect. In 1989 Fort Polk in Louisiana was having a problem with erosion. Three scenic streams came together on the base, but tanks and other military equipment was ripping up the land and causing soil and silt to fill up the natural waterways. Mike Materne, the local U.S. Soil Conservation Service agent, brought in some vetiver plants and planted them in the bare slopes above the dams that held runoff water. In spite of the very acidic, rocky soil that contained virtually no fertility, the slips of grass began to grow. In eight weeks, some were almost 2 meters tall and in 10 weeks they had grown together into hedges. Sediment began to build up behind the hedges and the water that went down the streams into the catch ponds became clear. It soon became clear that vetiver was acting as much more than an erosion trap: it was a "nurse plant" that was protecting other species and thereby giving these devastated watersheds a chance to heal themselves. Native grasses, wildflowers, shrubs, trees and vines came crowding in behind the hedges and grew to re-vegetate the site."...See MoreAckk! Help me hide the pink tile!
Comments (20)Depends on how much you really hate pink. I first got started posting on THS, (and House Vix will remember!) when I accidentally chose a pepto bismol color for my tiny back bedroom walls. Since my dear dad painted it for me, I was not about to redo it. I posted on the decorating forum for some advice. The advice I got worked pretty good. You see what I had been doing to get away from the pink was filling up the room with highly contrasting colors, which I thought would draw my attention away from the pink color. But actually, what it did in essence was HIGHLIGHT the pink color. My first suspect in your situtation would be the dark brown border, which probably frames and draws attention to the pink tile. That in itself probably will be easier to fix than the tile. If the tile is in good shape, consider yourself lucky. Peel and stick stuff does not hold up to moisture. We had that stuff in our old bathroom for years and it was a constant upkeep battle. You can put an acrylic tub surround over the tiles, but to do it right you have to first put up waterproof wallboard over the tiles. The folks who did my current bathroom did not do this and I am suffering the consequences. If you don't put up the wallboard you will not have a flat surface to glue the acrylic tub surround to, and it too will come unglued and you will have moisture problems. If you really want to cover the tiles, Google for instructions on how to do it properly. The colors I have found that downplay pink are colors that are actually close to pink--red, brown, cream, maroon, peach, natural wood. Wood looks great with pink. I have two antique wood pieces in my back bedroom now, I can't believe how wonderful they look. Instead of being a detriment, the pink walls highlight the warm maple wood. Now when I walk into my back bedroom I see great looking natural pieces, and a mirror with a natural cream colored crackle finish with soft antiquey pink and brown and green roses painted on it. Other suggestions are earth tones rag rugs, and natural basket ware and wicker. Also introducing some patterned elements with pink but mixed with other warm colors. Go with warm colors. Also, green foliage looks great with pink. The best way to downplay a feature you hate is not to hide it, embrace it. Another example is this weird blue-grey wainscotting I have in my guest bedroom. Since it is glued to the wall and I didn't feel like replastering, I decided to keep it. I painted the walls a light blue-grey color that I love, and I really no longer notice the weirdness of the wainscotting (well almost). Before, with brown walls, the wainscotting stood out. On the other hand, you can embrace the pink and go for something totally kaleidescope and modern if you want--like pink and black and silver, or pink and red and teal and purple and orange and lime green. That's another strategy--the Jacob's Coat look. Or use those Miami colors--light pink, light green, light yellow, beige, a kind of sandy beach with pink shells look. Consider yourself lucky, the toilet, tub and sink could also be pink!!...See MoreRelated Professionals
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