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04-22-2012, 09:49 AM
 Help with landscaping question Privacy will be an issue since I'm so close to the road. I don't want a privacy fence so I'm thinking of putting in some kind of border that will help absorb the noise, lights and curious eyes. As I know there are many gardeners on this board, I thought I would ask your opinions. I don't like evergreens, so am thinking of a border of lilacs-but they only bloom in the spring. I need suggestions for other Northern hardy plants that I could use. There is a possibility of a waist high vinyl picket fence to keep dogs in. Cost is an issue as I'm a SDer! What do you guys think?? |
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04-22-2012, 11:08 AM
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04-22-2012, 11:29 AM
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04-22-2012, 12:02 PM
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04-22-2012, 12:53 PM
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Arbor vitae and yew make good year-round privacy hedges, but they can be slow growing. Would you consider holly? I've seen some pretty dense plants that might do the trick, and they don't require all that much attention.
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04-22-2012, 12:58 PM
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I don't like pine trees, you know the arbor rites (?) that everyone recommends for situations like mine. I picture some kind of flowering shrub otto tree that doesn't get to tall (overpowers the house) or too thick( like a pee gee hydrangea) that would cover the entire width of the yard.
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04-22-2012, 01:05 PM
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I like holly because of the green foliage and the red berries in the winter. That would look nice in the winter with the snow. Will have to check for height and width, may be a specific variety. Maybe mix them up with lilacs and a summer bloomer....a lot think about here!
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04-22-2012, 01:25 PM
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My dad raised holly many, many years ago. They actually require a male and female to produce the red berries, so keep that in mind. I'm sure a garden center can help you out with that.
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04-22-2012, 01:50 PM
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I like the look of holly but it can be a PITA as you have to trim it back and the leaves have sharp points on them.
This is a good website to read up on border plants. It gives you the height, shape, pruning needed, etc. There are a lot of flowering bushes and/or bushes that have bright fall leaves. Burning Bush is really pretty but it can have lots of seedlings. Spirea is pretty but on the small side. Beautybush is one of my favorites, the hummingbirds and bumble bees love the flowers. It's really pretty but it's rounded and sends out arching branches so not really a good border bush. http://urbanext.illinois.edu/ShrubSelector/sort.cfm?fn=Use&subfn=16 |
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04-22-2012, 02:53 PM
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Done.
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04-22-2012, 02:55 PM
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Call the store and ask them if they would consider splitting the cost with you,,, you never know when someone chooses to do the neighborly thing!
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04-22-2012, 03:45 PM
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We don't like evergreen bushes either...at our old house we planted lilacs as a border and they were wonderful. We live in an area with winter, so they would lose their foilage in the wintertime.
I recommend going to a local nursery and talking with staff about your options. We've found that locally owned nurseries tend to have more educated people about plants...just my experience though. If you like holly, wish you lived near us...we have a bunch of rather large ones that I can't wait for Dh to take a chain saw to them! LOL I hate them. They grow very slowly, so it might take awhile if you're using those for a border. |
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04-22-2012, 04:01 PM
I used Leyland Cypress here for a similar purpose. Not very expensive, nothing special to do for them, dense, grow very quickly to a good height and then they're kind of maxed out. But they do get tall and if you don't like evergreens then that won't work. Even with two rows ~25' tall and so thick that you can't walk through them I still have noise from the road. Someone else mentioned Arborvitae above which is similar but smaller and slower growing. Again it's an evergreen though. Various types of Ligustrum can be grown as a bush or as a free-form or manicured hedge from short to tall depending on variety and how you trim it. It's a leafy evergreen. The suggestion about contacting the developer is a good idea. Usually they're required to do noise abatement and deal with other impacts and generally they want to keep the neighbors happy so that they don't cause problems that delay things. Edit to add... Not sure how far north and I tend to think of them as more southern plants but you might look at Azaleas. Pretty much anything you want as far as colors, heights, etc. I'd guess that there likely are some more northern variants.
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04-22-2012, 06:52 PM
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Good idea @ contacting the developer! Never even thought about that! Down the street the developers put in arborvitae and privacy fencing, but those houses abutted the stores.
Didnt think about the lilacs losing their foliage in the winter--that's more than 6 months here. I didn't know that holly loses it leaves....maybe that's not a good idea either. I have azaleas and Rhodadendrum in the back yard but they aren't really dense enough for a barrier but maybe look into different varieties as the ones I have are from the woods. Maybe domesticated ones are different |
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04-22-2012, 09:05 PM
 Arborvitaes can be hit or miss, we have learned that lesson with loosing over 12 across the back of our yard; due to the winter snows in recent years. We have given up on them, we are not replacing them. They were a screen for privacy when we put them in; but loosing that many was a heart breaker; and a wallet breaker for sure when they were a good 15 foot high at that point. Rose of Sharon is nice, but it will loose it's leaves in the winter, as well as re-seed itself in other areas; but had beautiful flowers. Lirope will grow tall depending again on light conditions, but again, it will die out in the winter time. You might want to consider a row of different species that will develop, grow, flower, and possibly block this area, though some may loose their leaves during the winter. Try HD Garden Club, sign up for it, and see what you are able to find there; you are able to save and compare different things such as this on their site. ~ Everyone is gifted - but some people never open their package ~ ~ You were born an original. Don't die a copy. ~ ~People only see what they are prepared to see.~ |
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