Fence or Bushes?
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Need narrow hedge along fence, neighbor removed bushes
Comments (4)great ideas. I love the look of the Thuja occidentalis 'DeGroot's Spire' Eastern arborvitae. Sounds perfect for my fence line. Would love to add some interest and color at some point, but for now I'm looking forward to getting those "soldiers in a row" and some privacy! Thank you all so much!...See MoreRose bushes falling over!
Comments (2)If they are typical shrub roses, I would stake them through the bloom period, then release them and prune to inside the top of the arch that the stem forms. This should lead to sturdier growth. How are you pruning (or not) in the spring? I'm guessing these are something like Meidiland shrub roses, but if they are (say) China roses, a different approach would be needed. If you can post pictures of shrub and flower, we could give more confident advice....See MoreLarge dense rose bushes to deter dog from digging out?
Comments (17)The rose bush you want is The Fairy. I also have rescued dogs and I have a beagle mix that has done hundreds of dollars of damage to my garden digging. She won't mess with The Fairy though. It's a beautiful low sprawling bush that bursts with pale pink flowers all summer and fall. She has about a billion really mean thorns. Shes a landscape rose and keeps those thorns low and dense. Better yet she will put down babies that take root and grow where her branches touch the ground. Fortunately she is almost disease free and you don't have to prune her. She's shade tolerant, thrives on neglect and did I mention that she's almost constantly in bloom from June until hard frost? Since she's low you can put her in front of climbers to fill out the area. Cassie is also an escape artist and I had her microchipped. I would suggest you do the same (along with an identification tag.) That way if the little darling gets out you have a good shot at getting her back.' Here is a link that might be useful: The Fairy Rose...See MoreISO native narrow evergreen bush/tree
Comments (3)You are limiting yourself unnecessarily if you are looking only for natives that are both narrow and evergreen. About the only one I can think of is a selection of any one of a number of cultivars of American arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis. And these not all that happy in so much shade. Other possibility might be a Rhododendron, but a more suitable choice would be one of the hybrids rather than a native species. Is there an overriding need to stick solely to natives? A great many non-native plants are extremely well suited to gardens without upsetting the ecological balance :-)) And if one really wants to stick to pure natives, then they should be limited to plants that only grow naturally in one's immediate area - an even more limited selection....See Morewoodyoak zone 5 southern Ont., Canada
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