Got 5ft wide strip b/t my driveway&neighbors drveway.What can I plant 4privacy that wont lose leaves in winter

Question

The strip of grass is about 30ft long. Need privacy, something that wont grow out of control, and something that doesn't lose its leaves in the winter.

Answer 1

Holly

Answer 2

Arborvities... They form a complete wall all year round. They are evergreen bushes with soft waxy feeling green leaves. You can get regular arborvities which grow to around 18' or you can get giant ones which grow as tall as trees. I prefer the regular ones. They grow about a foot a year in full sun.

Here is some advice on how to grow these:

1. Use lots of cow manure when you plant them

2. Use a soaker hose and water them regularly (3 to 5 times a week) for the first year. A good time to plant them is in the spring so that they will grow a really good root system. You can also plant them in the fall too.

3. If you notice any brown leaves, cut them off or pull them off pronto. The brown spots will spread if you do not.

If you do the above steps, you will have a wall of green 265.25 days a year.

Answer 3

How about bamboo? If you get the clumping variety it won't grow wild but it will fill in in just a few years. They're evergreen and they're beautiful! Actually, even running bamboos could be perfect depending on your situation. You can control the spread of running bamboos simply by mowing when they appear. not more than twice a year. You do have to have room, however, or the rhizomes may get to where you can't reach them. Bad joo-joo. I built a raised bed and purchased ten P. mannii, better known as "beautiful bamboo". They grow up to thirty feet high and the raised beds will prevent the spread. Just make sure the beds are a good two feet or more high. You left out a lot of info, such as your area (climate zone), the width if the project, etc. hard to give you a complete answer. good luck

Answer 4

Climate zone will determine what you plant but there are many types of Viburnum you could grow from hot to cold climates (watch some are deciduous). You have enough room to have a tall evergreen hedge at the back of shrubs and something with different leaf size and shape at front. eg gardenia (hot climates), nandina as mentioned especially the ones that change colour to red eg nandina "moonbay' in front so you get privacy and autumn colour. Berberis would be nice in front eg the purple leaf varieties and autumn colour as well in cold climate.

Answer 5

What zone? If 6 or higher, then Nandina. Some of the dwarf hollies might work in colder climates. How tall? Even a deciduous hedge offers privacy in winter with it's denseness. Where do you live or what zone?

Answer 6

evergreen trees, there are some really nice red, yellow and the usual green that are nice, buy them well established, growing /had grown a little large, use a little miracle grow on them, depending on your season, twice a week before the first frost is fine.. this will give them a good base ratio for the winter, ask about clay, ect for your soil... fact take some of your soil with you... from about six inches to one foot down, sample. they can test your soil and recommend any additives you may need. good luck

Answer 7

Hollies or Russian Olive. Both will have to be sheared, but the holly will require less than the russian olive. The russian olive is a fast growing evergreen ... but the hollies are more attractive.

Answer 8

If you live in a snowy area, you are going to be in trouble because when you scoop the snow out of the driveways, its going to cover your leafy thing. You have no where to put the snow but in the island.

Answer 9

I've seen poppler trees used in place of privacy hedges, but they take time to grow and shape into a hedge shape.

Answer 10

I like some of the NZ Natives, I dont know if you can get them.
Pittosporum tenulifolium(Black Matipo) or one of the Olearia varieties, eg O. macrodonta(Wavy edged leaf) or O. panniculata