Suggestions for privacy hedge
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Comments (5)To jkom51: We are in the Central Valley where it is hot and dry. I'm not sure the sub-zone? I am concerned about shading the privet too much, as I still want to encourage them to grow up, up, up. Also, the soil is some clay/loam mixed with some amendments over the years. Not the worst I've experienced with pretty good drainage considering some clay in there. The line of plants are on drip irrigation. I don't mind litter from evergreens, as I think it can be charming in a well-planted neighborhood like ours. Plus, it's better than a ton of deciduous plants which would grow up to give a great block of the neighbor's ginormous Suburban guzzler, but then would leave it exposed once again come winter! Arrrrrrrrggghhhhh........ To "hosenemesis": Thanks for your nice compliment and suggestion. I have recently planted some escallonia in other parts of the front yard and was even considering filling in the ends with them. I've seen my neighbors mix up the plants in a hedge with success. I just don't know what to mix with privet. I'm unsure of the rules of how to mix plants in a bordering bed?? The nursery people suggested more privet but in shapes like cones or spheres, however, that gets pretty formal looking for my taste....See MorePrivacy hedge for tough conditions
Comments (3)seagal007, my heart really went out to you about what your property was filled with. I'd be tempted to try arundo donax because when established it sucks up excess water like straws, but I know it is on the top evil weed lists for our entire country. So another thought I had was for native climbing vines. Maybe your frontage is too wide for the cost of this project, but could you install some four x four posts and span some kind of wire fencing, even cattle panel, across, and then plant some native climbing vines all along the bottom? I say native especially because I have had such bad experiences myself with exotic vines, namely English ivy and Asiatic jasmine, not to mention all the others that swallow up a grove of trees in a matter of months. Here is a link that might be useful: florida native plant pdf...See MoreSuggestions for privacy hedge zone 10B(FL)
Comments (10)Podocarpus. It's neat and formal and bug resistant. I planted 4 to block the pool filter and you couldn't see it within a year. It's such a full shrub and it's evergreen. Easy to shear too. I keep it at 4 ft high but it will grow as tall as you let it. https://www.google.com/search?q=podocarpus+hedge&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS751US751&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0w_bf_r3ZAhWmz4MKHarhCfYQsAQIKA&biw=1115&bih=743...See MoreIvy Suggestions for a privacy hedge
Comments (9)The small-leaved "Needlepoint" English ivies that are usually sold in the house plant section of stores, are the ones with the smallest leaves. But I don't think anyone understands your title: using ivy as a hedge ...? It's not a plant that can make a hege, but growing on something else it could appear like a hedge....See MoreProject Tackler
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