extending a front yard fence

5 years ago

last modified: 5 years ago

We have a lot of traffic on our front yard lawn (people coming from the street to make a shortcut). Can you please give me some ideas of extending the fence to avoid the traffic? I need to put something instead of the blue lines.

I thought about putting some easy care shrubs, or maybe adjusting the fence. We are in Southern Ontario.

thanks for your ideas

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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5

5 years ago

zone is simply minimum predicted temp on the coldest day of winter.. it doesnt help us at all ..

big city name would ...

first place to start would be if you are allowed to do such by the city.. or the HOA ...

after that ... again.. depending where you are.. a collection of different flowering shrubs that stay on the small side might be nice ... i like diversity .. rather than a monoculture ... and i dont like anything that would require twice a year shearing .. i dont mind a little pruning.. but not repetitive shearing ..

i presume you dont need it taller than the fence i could barely see in the pic [which means it probably isnt a HOA nor city issue ... presuming they were ok with the fence] ... what a grey day ... ive had too many of them in a row.. i want sun... but i digress ...

a pic from the other direction would also help so we could discuss how it might all fit in with the front of the house ...

ken

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khrisz
5 years ago
Can you clarify where they are coming from and where they are going? I’m unclear.
svetloe
Original Author
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
@khrisz people are coming across the fence to make a shortcut from the main street. I've added the blue lines on the photo. Does it explain?
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svetloe
Original Author
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
@ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5

Here is the photo from the street. We are in Southern Ontario. Thank you again. Our current fence was put by the city.
cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
5 years ago
Prickly holly trees?
svetloe
Original Author
5 years ago
@cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA) could you please give some examples? maybe picutres of how it should look like?
cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
svetloe, there are lots of hollies and I am sure some are native in Ontario. Ilex 'Blue Princess' with Ilex 'Blue Prince' as its pollinator would work. WInterberry is striking with its berries against the snow. I would google native hollies for your area or call a local nursery. The nice thing for your situation is that they are evrgreen.

Hollies

And another for Canada:

Canadian holly

You could also do a mixed shrub border with some evergreens and some deciduous. You wouldn't need too many since they will fill the space in a few years.
svetloe thanked cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)