Re: update on garden/bottle brush

Design is one of my least favorite subjuects, so I'm not very good at
explaining myself, or even at making good suggestions.  You seemed to
indicate that you didn't want one long path, so I thought a sequence of 3
square rooms might be nice.  Tall, but not rounded shrubs to the outside
south would cast some immediate shade beneath.  Each room could use varying
heights and types of perennials. Entrance/Exit for each room would not be
centered so the next room would not be immediately evident or at least not
yet displayed.

My similar problem was only 10 x 45 and HAD to be used for traffic front to
back.  Rooms wouldn't work for me because 10 ft didn't allow enough width
and the constant back and forth, as much as 50 times a day, would be a royal
pain in what I've described as rooms.  But you seemed to indicate this is an
area you don't use and mainly just want to screen, so movement isn't a
priority.  For me, this is where I built my 4 ft wide raised timber walk
with a 3 ft bed to each side.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 8:57 AM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] update on garden/bottle brush


> Remembering this is an area between my home and neighbors, can you
> elaborate a tad?
>
> Donna
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> > Behalf Of Kitty
> > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 10:39 PM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] update on garden/bottle brush
> >
> > a sequence of rooms?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 10:28 PM
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] update on garden/bottle brush
> >
> >
> > > > Donna,
> > > > Which are you asking about Callistemon or Aesculus ?
> > > > Though it should be the Aesculus as you can't grow the other
> outside.
> > > I
> > > > personally haven't grown it, I don't have that kind of space.
> > >
> > > Yep, the one for this zone, but it didn't make it.
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > >.... If I could ever figure out just what to put in this 16 ft X
> > > > > 53ft area, probably would have happened already...
> > > >
> > > > Southern exposure and lots of space.  I shouldn't think this would
> be
> > > > difficult, other than paring down all the choices.
> > >
> > > It is so narrow and long... don't want to just have a row, not
> enough
> > > room to wander a path setting, and from 53 ft back, what are you
> going
> > > to see in that last 30 or so feet.... just can't visualize something
> > > interesting.
> > >
> > > Donna
> > >
> > >
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