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RE: Privacy Trees or Shrubs - chips ahoy - 05-21-2017
I think brick or concrete block is the best and fastest choice.
Mel
RE: Privacy Trees or Shrubs - JosephP - 05-21-2017
(05-21-2017, 04:46 PM)EricU Wrote: A PO of my house planted Hemlock trees along both sides of our yard. The stupid part is that he planted them so close to the property line that if they get any bigger, the trunks will partially be in the neighbor's yard. The unfortunate part is that there is a parasite that is killing them because we didn't have deep enough freezes for a number of years. My neighbor is a bit of a jerk and trims them back so that is also killing them. I think everyone appreciates the privacy, but they are getting pretty barren in the lower levels. Probably have to do something about this soon.There are some narrower cultivars. Good point about not planting too close to property line...
RE: Privacy Trees or Shrubs - CLETUS - 05-22-2017
Privacy fence. You can have enough installed to block the view of the hot tub in a Saturday afternoon.
Plant whatever you'd like inside the fence.
RE: Privacy Trees or Shrubs - daddo - 05-22-2017
Grab some lawn chairs and sit and stare at them when they use the Jacuzzi- then "they" will put up a fence or bushes.
I'd go for the privacy fence.
RE: Privacy Trees or Shrubs - blackhat - 05-22-2017
A camera pointed at the Jacuzzi and a sign saying " Check YouTube".
RE: Privacy Trees or Shrubs - Willyou - 05-22-2017
Look for a plant called Tallhedge.
https://conservationgardenpark.org/plants/770/tallhedge-buckthorn/
As the name implies, it grows tall and narrow. You plant them close to form a screen hedge, but they won't overgrow the property line or take up a lot of yard space. Unfortunately, they loose their leaves in winter, but, I guess, the hot tub will be in minimal use then.
RE: Privacy Trees or Shrubs - JosephP - 05-22-2017
Another invasive species too...
RE: Privacy Trees or Shrubs - mdhills - 05-23-2017
Maybe photinia?
(personally, I'd put up a privacy fence w/ lattice, and then put something like bougainvillea. but may be too cold in the NE to keep it happy)
Matt
RE: Privacy Trees or Shrubs - Admiral - 05-23-2017
Whatever you choose, if you have a deer problem, do check with the local ag extension service (or google Rutgers) for a list of deer-resistant species. I put in a line of 12 Doug Fir and the deer denuded them 5 foot up so they look like lollypops and I can still see the neighbor's patio and garage doors, which was the whole point of the plantings.....
RE: Privacy Trees or Shrubs - Robert Adams - 05-23-2017
(05-22-2017, 10:07 PM)JosephP Wrote: Another invasive species too...
Unfortunately the only plants that grow well are invasive species because they are more hearty for the climate and soil than the native plants.
I look at all the varietys you guys op north have and i compare it to here where its either redtips or boxwoods(which are short and take decades to grow to any appreciable size).