Rose/Clematis Privacy Screen

13 years ago

Inspite of the dismal 3 day holiday drizzle, we were able to just about complete our latest birthday project for our niece. Her and her husband's birthdays are a day apart and ever since they bought their first house, we've been doing projects for their birthdays (we have no children so none are being neglected in the process :-) Most of the new construction nowadays gives you lots of house and little yard and precious little privacy. The first year we built a long arbor for wisteria and the like to block 5 of their neighbor's windows. After building a new deck last year that elevated their recreating area and decreased their privacy by a couple of feet, we decided to build a privacy screen/trellis that wrapped around the corner. At the end of last year, we set the posts, did the rough framing and planted a couple of climbers. This w/e, short of a little staining, we finished them off. Here's a few shots from various angles...............

First years project now covered with Amethyst Falls wisteria

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vuwugarden
13 years ago
Um, can you adopt me too? :-)

Outstanding workmanship!!!

Your niece is one lucky girl!

Take care,

Audrey
ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
13 years ago
Beautifully done, and how nice of you to do this for them. It will be gorgeous when it's covered with plants.

Ingrid
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canadian_rose
13 years ago
Wow!! Incredible workmanship!! They are so lucky to have such a talented uncle!! Probably gave you a lot of satisfaction as well.

Well done!!

Carol
dublinbay z6 (KS)
13 years ago
What ingenious designs and layouts--tactfully shutting out the neighbors' prying eyes with beautiful well-placed structures. They will be gorgeous when the plants grow and bloom. Please post more pics then so we can enjoy and admire the final outcome.

Kate
boxofrox
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks to all :-)

The plan calls for the two Cecile Brunners to be accompanied with two carmine/magenta clematis on the one section and the other section gets two purple clematis with a Dream Weaver (pink) and a Royal Sunset (peach). Should be function and form in one fell swoop when they's all growed up ;-)
newyorkrita
13 years ago
You sure do great work. It is really beautiful. It should be stunning after being planted.
boxofrox
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks Rita, I'm just one of those 'necessity's a mutha' kinds who tries to design functional forms ;-)
zeffyrose
13 years ago
beautiful construction----

Florence
lovemysheltie
13 years ago
WOW! Phenomenal. And please adopt me :D I'll be the bestest niece ever! ;-D
iris_gal
13 years ago
Excellent. Win win all around.
boxofrox
Original Author
13 years ago
Normally I would have a tendency to be more accomodating but two spoiled rotten little brat nieces are about as much as I can afford at this point in time ;-)
jim1961 / Central Pennsylvania / Zone 6
13 years ago
Ohhh that is nice Boxofrox! Be sure to take lots of pics in the future.
serenasyh
13 years ago
Wow, I am so impressed Boxo! What a lovely place your niece's garden will be! I just love the color of the wood/staining and the trellis will be heavenly with the clematis and roses! Now all I have to do is sit back and watch that Royal Sunset do its blooming magic, hehe! I've got my Royal Sunset, but it ain't doing a thing now except for steadily growing. A nice healthy own root, but it's still way too young to be "mass-producing, lol!" and I have yet to see a bud on it! (crossing my fingers that I won't have to wait all the way until July, haha!)
greenhaven
13 years ago
If you are still deciding on a carmine/magenta clem I would recommend Voluceau.

Your workmanship is outstanding!