Author Topic: Good hedge options? (Read 3695 times)

Northwoods · « **on:** July 14, 2012, 09:34:52 AM »

SWMBO wants to plant something along our property line the will give decent privacy from a neighbor that's getting to be a pain. It should be cheap (we have a 660' line), reasonably fast growing, not invasive, low maintenance, and preferably not deer candy. It will go outside the fence we are working on now.

She really doesn't like Arborvitea. Bamboo was considered, until the invasiveness and difficulty of removal became apparent.

RoadKingLarry · « **Reply #1 on:** July 14, 2012, 11:18:19 AM »

Osage Orange.
Horse high, bull strong and hog tight in 5 years.

http://www.okgenweb.org/~okmurray/Murray/stories/how_the_west_was_really_won.htm

cassandra and sara's daddy · « **Reply #2 on:** July 14, 2012, 11:50:52 AM »

pyrocantha

charby · « **Reply #3 on:** July 14, 2012, 12:05:08 PM »

liliac, hazelnut, ninebark, viburnum, spirea or forsythia

roo_ster · « **Reply #4 on:** July 14, 2012, 12:52:24 PM »

MUltiflora rose.

Northwoods · « **Reply #5 on:** July 14, 2012, 01:09:22 PM »

Quote from: charby on July 14, 2012, 12:05:08 PM

liliac, hazelnut, ninebark, viburnum, spirea or forsythia

I prefer ~~Gilbert's.~~ philberts.

Damn you autocorrect.

Lee · « **Reply #6 on:** July 14, 2012, 01:17:05 PM »

How about something edible like a berry thicket...raspberries and/or blackberries. They do get a little out of hand after awhile though.

Northwoods · « **Reply #7 on:** July 14, 2012, 01:32:42 PM »

Quote from: Lee on July 14, 2012, 01:17:05 PM

How about something edible like a berry thicket...raspberries and/or blackberries. They do get a little out of hand after awhile though.

I have blackberries. I don't want them. They are VERY invasive.

BobR · « **Reply #8 on:** July 14, 2012, 01:50:27 PM »

I am going to fall back on my earlier suggestion of concrete blocks, filled with rebar and cement. You can paint it green if you want. Low maintenance compared to stuff that grows!

bob

Northwoods · « **Reply #9 on:** July 14, 2012, 01:57:44 PM »

Quote from: BobR on July 14, 2012, 01:50:27 PM

I am going to fall back on my earlier suggestion of concrete blocks, filled with rebar and cement. You can paint it green if you want. Low maintenance compared to stuff that grows!

bob

That would be the ideal solution, but sadly the HOA would probably object. Especially since that particular neighbor sits on the HOA board.

RoadKingLarry · « **Reply #10 on:** July 14, 2012, 02:14:41 PM »

Hack his wifi and make noises like a terrorist?

GigaBuist · « **Reply #11 on:** July 14, 2012, 03:09:22 PM »

Erianthus aka Plume Grass: http://www.daytonnursery.com/Encyclopedia/Ornamental_Grass/Erianthus.htm

brimic · « **Reply #12 on:** July 14, 2012, 03:21:49 PM »

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She really doesn't like Arborvitea.

I HATE arboviatea.

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liliac, hazelnut, ninebark, viburnum, spirea or forsythia

yes.
We use mainly Diablo ninebark and Variegated willow for screeening- both are fast growing and beautiful .

never_retreat · « **Reply #13 on:** July 14, 2012, 09:34:21 PM »

Arborvitea = Dear crack.

Regolith · « **Reply #14 on:** July 14, 2012, 09:44:07 PM »

Quote from: sumpnz on July 14, 2012, 01:09:22 PM

I prefer ~~Gilbert's.~~ philberts.

Damn you autocorrect.

Filberts.

Quote from: Lee on July 14, 2012, 01:17:05 PM

How about something edible like a berry thicket...raspberries and/or blackberries. They do get a little out of hand after awhile though.

You're freaking nuts. Unless you're growing them for food, it's one of the plants you don't want anywhere near your property. Damn stuff is the T-1000 of invasive species. Just about the only things worse are cheat grass and kudzu. At least kudzu doesn't grow thorns.

Tallpine · « **Reply #15 on:** July 14, 2012, 11:29:26 PM »

Devil's Club

Or cannibas - on his side of the property line

Northwoods · « **Reply #16 on:** July 15, 2012, 12:41:36 PM »

Quote from: Regolith on July 14, 2012, 09:44:07 PM

Quote from: Lee on July 14, 2012, 01:17:05 PM
How about something edible like a berry thicket...raspberries and/or blackberries. They do get a little out of hand after awhile though.
You're freaking nuts. Unless you're growing them for food, it's one of the plants you don't want anywhere near your property. Damn stuff is the T-1000 of invasive species. Just about the only things worse are cheat grass and kudzu. At least kudzu doesn't grow thorns.

Wurd.

lupinus · « **Reply #17 on:** July 15, 2012, 01:39:16 PM »

Quote from: Regolith on July 14, 2012, 09:44:07 PM

You're freaking nuts. Unless you're growing them for food, it's one of the plants you don't want anywhere near your property. Damn stuff is the T-1000 of invasive species. Just about the only things worse are cheat grass and kudzu. At least kudzu doesn't grow thorns.

Yeah, but kudzu has more edible parts then blackberries

Scout26 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 15, 2012, 02:32:50 PM »

Quote from: BobR on July 14, 2012, 01:50:27 PM

I am going to fall back on my earlier suggestion of concrete blocks, filled with rebar and cement. You can paint it green if you want. Low maintenance compared to stuff that grows!

bob

Don't forget to cover the top with concrete and embedded with broken glass.

Lee · « **Reply #19 on:** July 15, 2012, 10:27:05 PM »

I thought this was a neighbor he didn't like, and wanted separation from. Grow him some freakin roses or lilacs then. You eat kudzu? I guess you'll never go hungry then.

Regolith · « **Reply #20 on:** July 15, 2012, 10:39:09 PM »

Quote from: Lee on July 15, 2012, 10:27:05 PM

I thought this was a neighbor he didn't like, and wanted separation from.

Planting blackberries to spite your neighbor is like chopping off your nose to spite your face. They cannot be contained, and they get everywhere.

(In case you can't tell, I really, really hate dealing with blackberry vines).

Lee · « **Reply #21 on:** July 15, 2012, 10:48:01 PM »

I guess I'm gonna learn the hard way on that. I planted them and raspberries last year. The blackberry just gets eaten by deer when it gets two feet tall. The raspberries are going nuts... But I just put on gloves and cut them back. I wanted something to block access to a bay window...and it works well for that.

Northwoods · « **Reply #22 on:** July 15, 2012, 11:00:03 PM »

There's already blackberries there on the line (amongst many other parts of the yard). If I could, I'd blast off and nuke them (the blackberries) from orbit. If they weren't soooo invasive they'd probably be fine. But ignore those suckers for just a year and they'll just take over.

The problem with roses is that they're deer candy. Not sure what the deer think of lilac. SWMBO found Leyland Cyprus online and thought that might work well. I'll point out some of the other suggestions from this thread and see what she has to say about them.

This is a neighbor that I've had friendly relations with until recently. Suffice it to say that while he was well within his rights to be upset with us initially (our dog got out and onto his property), he's gone past the point of being irrational into bat-feces insane. Therefore, good fences make good neighbors, and good hedges between the fence and the property line keep prying eyes (with night vision goggles) away. When I've had similar problems with past neighbors (when it was them in the wrong) an apology and obvious efforts to keep the problem from recurring was plenty. He wants drama and I refuse to participate.

Scout26 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 15, 2012, 11:45:02 PM »

Quote from: charby on July 14, 2012, 12:05:08 PM

liliac, hazelnut, ninebark, viburnum, spirea or forsythia

I'll second these as Charby is our resident forestry expert....

zxcvbob · « **Reply #24 on:** July 15, 2012, 11:50:07 PM »

Alianthus ("Tree of Heaven") Plant them thick, and then top them at about 10 feet.

I was gonna say bamboo, but then I saw you already considered that.

You could also put up field fencing and cover it with honeysuckle.

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Author Topic: Good hedge options? (Read 3695 times)