Re: Design Issue
Duncan,
Here are some more ideas for the side garden:
With a raised bed (and a barrier to keep the neighbors happy :) ),
bamboo would work. Hibanobambusa tranquillans 'Shiroshima' looks
promising. If you like fragrance, or cook, there is sheared Laurus
nobilis. For spring flowers, espalier camellias.
Duncan McAlpine wrote:
> I am basically completed (who is really done in a
> garden) with my front yard for this year and I've
> planted what I need in my back as cash permits. Now I
> am working on the side garden. I plan taking
> pictures to show everyone.
>
> Here are the problems I'm facing with the side garden:
>
> Hardpan soil that is so tough that I would never
> assume a root would survive
> 4 inches of topsoil.
> A 5 foot fence
> A planting area that is 2.5 feet wide. One side has
> the fence and the other side is the edge of a path.
> SUN: 6 hours min in the summer and may decrease in the
> winter.
> Neighborhood covidence: no tree greater than 16 feet
> (views)
>
> Here is the issue; I would like to plant a screening
> to block a window view of a house that is being built
> next door. I would also like an evergreen plant.
> Plant zone is 7-8.
>
> Length of the screening - 6 feet
>
> So what would you do?
>
> I have one idea.
>
> Duncan
>
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