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Why do people build wood fences instead of planting hedges?
Posted on 4/8/19 at 9:57 am
Posted on 4/8/19 at 9:57 am
Wood fences look ok for about a year. Then time takes its toll. Color fades. The wood rots. The wood starts warping.
You’re left with a an eye sore. This is particularly true in those cookie cutter HOA subdivisions. Looks just terrible even new.
Don’t get me started about the people in and about New Orleans. One of the few places in America where the owner of the fence builds with the ugly side facing the neighbor. I grew up with respect for neighbors so if we put up a fence it was with the ugly side facing our property.
Anyway, why aren’t hedges more widely used instead of fences in neighborhoods? They look 1000000x better. They are cheaper to build. They are green. They knock noise down better. They do require a little maintenance but I can keep my 225’ run in order by doing 30-45 minutes of clipping 3 times a year.
My favorite is Japanese yew. Takes about 5 years to fully establish and give a complete screening but def worth it.
You’re left with a an eye sore. This is particularly true in those cookie cutter HOA subdivisions. Looks just terrible even new.
Don’t get me started about the people in and about New Orleans. One of the few places in America where the owner of the fence builds with the ugly side facing the neighbor. I grew up with respect for neighbors so if we put up a fence it was with the ugly side facing our property.
Anyway, why aren’t hedges more widely used instead of fences in neighborhoods? They look 1000000x better. They are cheaper to build. They are green. They knock noise down better. They do require a little maintenance but I can keep my 225’ run in order by doing 30-45 minutes of clipping 3 times a year.
My favorite is Japanese yew. Takes about 5 years to fully establish and give a complete screening but def worth it.
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Posted on 4/8/19 at 10:01 am to Phone
I don't live in NOLA or BR, but hedges aren't great for keeping in my dog. 
Posted on 4/8/19 at 10:02 am to Phone
Fences are good for pets, kids, pools. They're also an obstacle for bums/hoodlums.
Posted on 4/8/19 at 10:04 am to Clint Torres
My Japanese yew hedge is thick, 7 feet tall, and would be a beast to get through. A purse dog could probably get under it but any real dog can’t.
Posted on 4/8/19 at 10:06 am to Phone
Privacy fences maybe, but regular post and 3 rails fences look good for years.
Posted on 4/8/19 at 10:10 am to Phone
Japanese yews are a great choice.
Probably not much trimming huh?
Probably not much trimming huh?
Posted on 4/8/19 at 10:12 am to Phone
Cause fences are an actual physical barrier keeping out dogs and people, and hedges aren't. A hedge thick enough to keep out determined humans will take years to grow, even in our climate. Also, a thick hedge can be 3-4 feet wide, taking a fat chunk out of an already small yard.
As for the "color" fading on a wood fence, WTF? Cedar fence boards weather into a lovely silvery color. They look like nice, naturally aged wood. They only look bad if some numbskull tries to stain cedar to look like some other wood.
You remind me of the oddball in my neighborhood who was trying to persuade the HOA to powerwash the 1.5 mile long brick post & cedar board fence along our neighborhood perimeter. There was zero wrong with said fence: it was silvered, naturally weathered wood. He could not bear the sight of moss, or the slightest algae film after three days of rain. Fortunately, everyone else in the 'hood thought he was nuts and he finally moved away.
I'll take a weathered board fence any day over the horrible vinyl panel privacy fences. Those things look like cheap crap.
As for the "color" fading on a wood fence, WTF? Cedar fence boards weather into a lovely silvery color. They look like nice, naturally aged wood. They only look bad if some numbskull tries to stain cedar to look like some other wood.
You remind me of the oddball in my neighborhood who was trying to persuade the HOA to powerwash the 1.5 mile long brick post & cedar board fence along our neighborhood perimeter. There was zero wrong with said fence: it was silvered, naturally weathered wood. He could not bear the sight of moss, or the slightest algae film after three days of rain. Fortunately, everyone else in the 'hood thought he was nuts and he finally moved away.
I'll take a weathered board fence any day over the horrible vinyl panel privacy fences. Those things look like cheap crap.
Posted on 4/8/19 at 10:19 am to ItzMe1972
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Japanese yews are a great choice.
Probably not much trimming huh?
Maybe 2 hours of maintenance a year. I’ll never go back to wood fences again.
Posted on 4/8/19 at 10:21 am to Phone
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One of the few places in America where the owner of the fence builds with the ugly side facing the neighbor. I grew up with respect for neighbors so if we put up a fence it was with the ugly side facing our property.
Not only that, but I like to be able to stand on the side board to look over the fence.
Posted on 4/8/19 at 10:28 am to Phone
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the owner of the fence builds with the ugly side facing the neighbor.
I loathe these people. I bitch about it every time I see it done.
To me it doesn't look like the fence belongs to you if you build it that way.
Posted on 4/8/19 at 10:30 am to Phone
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One of the few places in America where the owner of the fence builds with the ugly side facing the neighbor.
Previous owner of my house did this, so I guess I’m now the a-hole on the block because I notice most of the other fences in the neighborhood are correct.
One thing that it has been good for is I have a German Shorthair Pointer that is a huge ball of energy so rather than stopping when he gets to the fence, he just runs up the side like Bo Jackson to turn around. This serves two purposes. He can cover more ground like this and the noise scatters the birds in the trees so he can harass them a little easier.
He probably would have run through the fence by now with the force he uses if the was hitting the fence opposite of how the nails were hammered in, so I guess it all works out other than people in my neighborhood are probably like who the frick is this guy.
Posted on 4/8/19 at 10:34 am to AlxTgr
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Not only that, but I like to be able to stand on the side board to look over the fence.
Posted on 4/8/19 at 10:38 am to Phone
Fences make great neighbors
Posted on 4/8/19 at 10:39 am to Huntinguy
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for keeping in my dogs
Posted on 4/8/19 at 10:45 am to Phone
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A purse dog could probably get under it but any real dog can’t.
lol, have you ever owned a dog? My dog will run through trees laced with briars. Wouldn't give two fricks about your hedges.
Posted on 4/8/19 at 10:56 am to Phone
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Japanese yew
Are toxic to animals and humans.
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Posted on 4/8/19 at 11:07 am to Phone
I prefer hedges and living privacy fences as well but sometimes you need privacy quickly. You can always plant hedges along the fence if you're wanting to cover the ugly fence up in the future.
Also, I really don't care what my neighbors think of my fence. If it's on my property and I paid for it, then they are SOL. I would have zero issues with my neighbor nailing boards up to the fence frame on their side so they can cover the ugly side.
For the record, Nellie Stevens Holly and Sweet Olive plants make for some excellent living privacy fences.
Also, I really don't care what my neighbors think of my fence. If it's on my property and I paid for it, then they are SOL. I would have zero issues with my neighbor nailing boards up to the fence frame on their side so they can cover the ugly side.
For the record, Nellie Stevens Holly and Sweet Olive plants make for some excellent living privacy fences.
Posted on 4/8/19 at 11:30 am to Phone
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One of the few places in America where the owner of the fence builds with the ugly side facing the neighbor
Who paid for it? If I pay for it, I get to choose. If it's shared, you go the good neighbor fence route.
Posted on 4/8/19 at 11:38 am to Cdawg
Since my neighbors gave me the ugly side... I'll make sure to get a new fence that is taller than their current fence.
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