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Re: Privacy Hedge

Just my personal oppinion but I always find that planting all one plant in a
hedge, while looking good at the start, eventually leads to the 'one dead
shrub' problem.  Why not a mix of evergreen and deciduous, you could
alternate them:

        *       *       *       
    %     %      %      %

Put varigated or flowering deciduous plants in front and evergreens in back.
That way, you can put in smaller evergreens because judiciously chosen
deciduous plants will grow faster and help provide the privacy in the summer
when you're most likely to be out there.


At 09:01 AM 8/7/97 -0400, you wrote:
>I recently moved into a new house. The back of my lot is lined with  trees,
>but the rest of the yard is open . I would like to create a "private area" in
>the back with the trees on one side and an informal hedge on two other sides
>(and lots of perennials inside the border like butterfly bush and coneflower
>for the birds and butterflies). I am looking for something about 10'-15'
>tall, evergreen, and nature friendly (berries etc.). I was planning on using
>blue holly (maybe China Girl & Boy), spacing them about 6' apart, but at 30$
>a pop and about 14 needed for the two sides, that's $420 plus. That's more
>than I have right after the move. Does any one have any suggestions? I want
>the hedge to be pretty much self sufficient, I'm pretty informal in general,
>but I want a year 'round area where I can sit, enjoy nature, and not be
>bothered by neighbors or other distractions. I live in the Annapolis, MD area
>(zone 7?).
>
>Rob Smith
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Shelley
USDA Zone 6A 
Sunset Zone 39
Detroit

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