Re: Tall Thin Screens
I'm with Helene - my compost area has a Kathleen climbing rose planted in front
of it - hasn't covered the area yet, but it's only been about 4 weeks.
Kathleen is a lovely single (white with pinkish blooms) and is evergreen (+/-)
in these parts. A little judicious use of the Felcos should keep greenery
towards the bottom. And there are numerous roses to choose from too!
But I'm partial. On my postage stamp lot, I have about 30 roses, many of which
are climbers and each one seems more lovely than the last. Or is it the next?
I can never remember.
david
E.Pizzi@agora.stm.it wrote:
> >Nan wrote:
> >
> > I need to create a screen to screen out my compost area. There is
> > not much room, so I need something that will grow tall (maybe 10 -15
> > feet) but and wide (needs to be about 15 - 20 linear feet) but not
> > deep. Pretty carefree and drought tolerant. What do you think?
> >
> > -------------
>
> This is the perfect place to plant a tight (every 20 inches) row of the
>
> much loved and over used rose 'Queen Elizabeth'. This will give you a
> compact thin screen (the rose is tall and leggy...usually a defect, but
> here an attribute that is handy), and you will have a cutting hedge as well
> to make bouquets for welcome gifts.
> The compost will take care of any feeding for the roses roots.
>
> Happy hedge!
>
> Helene Pizzi
> Rome, Italy>
> >
