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Posted by COBB 8SC USA (My Page) on Mon, Jan 24, 05 at 8:13
| I need a combination of shrubs/small trees to hide the brick above ground basement. There is 8' of red brick before the painted asbestos shingles begin.
These shrubs will be on the house side of a circular drive. The other side of the drive will probably have a combination of 4-5' azelea, hawthorne, pittasporum.
The house faces south with a large live oak 25' away in the parking strip, so in summer the hedge will get lots of afternoon sun. |
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You can keep podocarus (japanese yew) very narrow as it grows tall. It is very attractive also.
I think I misread your post and was thinking that you wanted something 8 inches! Doh! |
RE: Suggestions for 8' hedge, not too wide
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| How about antique climbing roses? They are very easy to grow with no spraying. I also like lorapetalum, which is evergreen and grows very fast. I planted some two years ago and they are six feet tall and three feet wide. Also, camellia sasanqua can stand a good bit of sun. Some are fast growing. Finally, consider gardenias and sweet olive. |
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- Posted by COBB 8SC USA (My Page) on
Fri, Jan 28, 05 at 9:33
| Thanks ya'll. Have you seen Rosemary trained/trimmed skinny? I think I'd like that in combination with something else. |
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- Posted by COBB 8SC USA (My Page) on
Mon, Feb 14, 05 at 11:16
| I've been thinking about it more and like the yew. The h. doesn't need to be thick. I am trying to distract the eye from the 8' red brick foundation/above ground basement. Perhaps a combination of yew with tea olive and camilla. This will be on the house side of the drive with a shorter hedge on the away side. |
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| Hey, I would do a hedge of Mutabalis roses. It would be awesome and look like a hedge of multicolored butterflyes. |
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