Re: New Neighborhood - Planting Background

In a message dated 3/25/01 11:46:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
mcalpin1@yahoo.com writes:

<< developments, all you see are two story houses.  In
 the past we discussed using Eucalyptus to hinder the
 view of a neighbors window, but this time I'm focused
 on the main garden.   I missing a background >>

Duncan,

Have you considered a fence. If you have no ordinance or local law against 
solid fencing, a six or seven foot fence with vines would do while some 
slower growing evergreens catch up.  If you are lucky the fence will sort of 
rot away about the time the chosen evergreens produce the background you 
want.  You will grow impatient waiting for a good solid growing background.

If you have a local law against high solid fencing there are "loophole" 
fences that get by.  Also chain link covered with vigorous vines (grape, 
bittersweet, trumpet) will fill in about one year's growth.  We have on 
another property a six foot high chain link fence that is covered with the 
oriental bittersweet kept in check by the lawn mower.  This barrier is an 
amazing wall of vine and leaf and probably not the plant to use but the idea 
is the same.  No one has seen the fence in years.

American gardens or backyards lack fencing or walls or hedges seen all over 
the world.  I am in agreement with you that the background and protection to 
plants is much to be desired. Occasionally a neighbor interprets fencing or 
hedging as an unfriendly act so explain first.

Claire Peplowski
NYS z4


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