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Fri, Aug 6, 10 at 16:45
| I'm helping some family friends come up with ideas to convert their front lawn into a low water garden and one thing that needs to be addressed is some kind of shrubs to screen out the neighbors to the right. They have a weird little picket fence and an ugly mostly concrete front yard with lots of kids toys and plastic.
So something that fits in with the new low water yard (probably a lot of succulents) and not too jungle like (she doesn't really like a "wild" look. Any ideas? |
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| What direction does it face? All sun, part sun, all shade? For low water or drought tolerant there are a lot of other choices than succulents. How big is the area? Is it possible to post a pic? Do they have a preference on flower color etc. So many choices with such a generic request can't recommend anything at this time. Start looking thru the Western Garden Book for ideas. |
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| Tough as nails, all-too-common, boring, quick to form a dense screen, and utterly, completely reliable: Ligustrum japonicum, available at any big box store. |
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- Posted by hosenemesis SoCal Sunset 19 USDA (My Page) on Fri, Aug 6, 10 at 22:57
| I second privets. I don't think they are boring. They are lush and gorgeous when they are left unpruned, and they don't need water. They will grow in sun or shade, and they have a decent growth rate. They get pretty flowers, they don't leave a lot of litter. There are darn good reasons some plants are ubiquitous. Renee |
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| There are darn good reasons some plants are ubiquitous. Amen! |
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- Posted by hosenemesis SoCal Sunset 19 USDA (My Page) on Sun, Aug 8, 10 at 23:34
| Speaking of ubiquitous- How about Iceberg roses? Mine is seven feet tall and blooms from top to bottom for most of the year. Renee |
Here is a link that might be useful: Hoovb on the Holy Trinity: Privet, Iceberg, Olive
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