Privacy screening plants

20 years ago

I have a somewhat shady spot in my backyard, where the fence is not too high. I had bamboo growing there, which was great for privacy, but just took over and was so hard to control. I just removed it. I"d like to put something else there that is tall, provides privacy, and maybe deters intruders from jumping over the fence, without being too intrusive--is that a tall order or what?!

Any suggestions are welcome.

I was thinking of Pampas grass, italian cypress, or putting up some trellises and growing bougainvillea. I don't know if any of those plants do well without full sun, and not sure if Pampas is very invasive or not.

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natal
20 years ago
I have a similar situation, but my location is in full sun.

Pampas will definitely deter fence jumpers. I think it looks great along the roadside. I wouldn't want it on a small city lot.

How about Ligustrum japonicum (wax leaf ligustrum)? It grows relatively fast in sun or shade and is easily trained as a multi-trunked small tree.
sdogwood
20 years ago
I second Ligustrum. We planted a row and they are perfect screens. good luck!
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pjames
20 years ago
I used viburnum around my swimming pool. A couple are 10 ft high already and 7 or 8 ft wide. I put some other plants in between as well like loripeltum which did well also.

I have a similar problem on one side of my yard. The privacy fence is very old and I don't want to replace it. So I'm thinking of putting chicken wire along the metal posts and getting confederate jasmine to grow up the wire. I have a trellis of it around my pool and it gets very thick and the scent of the blossoms is great. Just some ideas.
natal
20 years ago
Pjames, I'm sure I've seen viburnum, but I don't know where. I just checked it out on Floridata and it sounds perfect for what I need. How big were the ones you planted and how long did it take them to grow to 10 feet?

Thanks!

Here is a link that might be useful: viburnum