Privacy planting?

15 years ago

Hi,

We live off of a walking trail which goes along our backyard fence line. There is just a chain link fence division. We don't have the $$ to do anything expensive (I am unemployed), but would love some ideas on what we might do to screen this area off better for a bit more privacy? It doesn't have to be solid. The arrow points to the trail, the other pic is from the trail.

We have a lot of overgrowth from the trail and tall trees, but the area gets decent sun.. maybe not right at the fenceline?. The sun rises from behind the trees over to the right of this shot and comes up over the trees during the course of the day. These photos were taken around 2:00 in the afternoon on a slightly gray day.

Eventually, if the money gods shine on us, we'd love to add on to the back of the house, so I don't want to do anything too deep. My tastes run sorta toward

English Country Garden if that makes any difference. I am open for anything ;-) even fruit trees sound nice, but would want it large fruit- we have a Golden Retriever, don't want her choking on the fruit- plus there was an small ornamental cherry that we had taken out- it was on the park side- it was leaning on the fence and bending it and dropping mess all over our yard.

Thanks so much!

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botann
15 years ago
That's a couple of nice looking dogs!
Looks like you gave us the wrong link.

Mike
ellen_portland
Original Author
15 years ago
Okay, that's pretty hysterical. I clicked the "direct link" DIRECTLY BELOW the image I had just uploaded- which was my privacy options image- Photobucket is on drugs!

Let's see if we can do this again...

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moandtg
15 years ago
Vine Maples with manzanitas in between them is what I planted for my similar situation. Both natives so once established won't have to water them, I don't think.... And probably not very expensive... Evergreen manzanitas are nice but slower growing.... Leach Botanical gardens 122nd and Foster have some older vine maples and behind the home up the slope is an older manzanita.
For the fruit route I would be tempted to plant some grapes, on the fence, to just cover the fence itself....
Mike
PRO
George Three LLC
15 years ago
looks pretty shady, that right?

i would go with moandtg's vine maple plan, but there might not be enough light to get the manzanitas to grow quickly.

vine maples are generally available at very large sizes for very cheap. check craigslist. if you are sticking native (and i think it would work well for the site), you could put a hemlock or two uh [cough] on the other side of the fence. and a couple wax myrtles on your side.

alternate those two evergreens, and fill the holes with the vine maples. throw some smaller part shade/low water perennials around. and you are in business!

i like luzula sylvatica for neglected low water woodland planting. columbines. tiarella. false or real solomon's seal. bleeding hearts.
hvaldez
15 years ago
Perhaps some camellia and/or rhododendrons with some sword ferns in the mix to play off of the natural surroundings you have.