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re: Why do people build wood fences instead of planting hedges?
Posted on 4/8/19 at 11:46 am to Phone
Posted on 4/8/19 at 11:46 am to Phone
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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.
Great, and just how many years of growing did it take for that hedge to get that tall????
If I want my privacy in my yard, I want it when I want it, not whenever a plant fills in after several years. Oh, and I don't have to trim, water and feed my fence.
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Posted on 4/8/19 at 11:46 am to Phone
Posted on 4/8/19 at 12:05 pm to Phone
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Takes about 5 years to fully establish and give a complete screening but def worth it.
Took me a day to put my fence up so the dog only had to be chained up for a day. Not 5 years.
Posted on 4/8/19 at 12:29 pm to Phone
We should just plant some hedges along the Mexican border. That’ll do the trick.
On a side note, I’ve got a lot of coyotes and deer in my area. 6 foot fence keeps the pets and flowers safe.
On a side note, I’ve got a lot of coyotes and deer in my area. 6 foot fence keeps the pets and flowers safe.
This post was edited on 4/8/19 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 4/8/19 at 12:37 pm to Celery
Those hedges might get Updyked.
Posted on 4/8/19 at 12:42 pm to Phone
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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
I actually put the finished side towards the neighbor. With the framed side facing in, it is also a safety feature because it makes climbing the fence to get into my yard much more difficult.
Posted on 4/8/19 at 1:18 pm to prostyleoffensetime
Love those GS Pointers. I keep my son’s pointer at times and he can jump over my older 4ft fence or open back gate with his nose!!! But yes rather my back yard red tops fencing or Jap yews over fencing.
This post was edited on 4/8/19 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 4/9/19 at 7:37 am to FrankDrebin
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the owner of the fence builds with the ugly side facing the neighbor.
quote:Or, you can do like my neighbor and I did. We built the fence so that both sides don't have exposed runners and posts. Definitely more expensive, but damn, it looks good.
To me it doesn't look like the fence belongs to you if you build it that way.
Posted on 4/9/19 at 8:40 am to Phone
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if we put up a fence it was with the ugly side facing our property
I've always done the opposite, and would expect the same from my neighbors. If I am paying the money for the fence, I want to look at the "pretty" side. My neighbor didn't have to pay anything for the fence between our properties, so he doesn't mind seeing the rails.
Posted on 4/9/19 at 8:48 am to HubbaBubba
quote:I'd much rather look at the exposed runners and posts. It just look wrong to be looking at the finished side. Also leads to inconsistency if you have a part that faces the street. Makes it look like their fence and not my fence.
We built the fence so that both sides don't have exposed runners and posts. Definitely more expensive, but damn, it looks good.
Posted on 4/9/19 at 12:27 pm to Phone
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They are cheaper to build.
Are you kidding?
When's the last time you priced anything out?
And My fence is cedar. It's 10yrs old and is going strong.
Posted on 4/9/19 at 12:31 pm to Phone
You put the “pretty” side facing the street and it’s up to the customer as to which side faces the interior of the yard. Most people want the “pretty” side facing in. They are paying for it.
Posted on 4/9/19 at 1:13 pm to bbvdd
$10 a plant from local farmer
Spaced at 2.5 feet apart. Essentially $10 for every linear 3.5 feet when width of plant included.
Good luck building a wood fence at that price
Spaced at 2.5 feet apart. Essentially $10 for every linear 3.5 feet when width of plant included.
Good luck building a wood fence at that price
Posted on 4/9/19 at 1:33 pm to Phone
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Spaced at 2.5 feet apart. Essentially $10 for every linear 3.5 feet when width of plant included.
So, your plan is to plant them and then in 10 years, it may or may not be enough to actually do the same job as a fence.
Gotcha.
Posted on 4/9/19 at 1:43 pm to bbvdd
Rome wasn’t built in a day
Took 5 years
Took 5 years
Posted on 4/9/19 at 1:46 pm to Phone
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Rome wasn’t built in a day
Took 5 years
And that is why people build fences.
Posted on 4/9/19 at 2:46 pm to Phone
Ok, you want me to use shrubs, tell me what shrubs to use....
I need approx 450’ of privacy barrier.
I need approx 450’ of privacy barrier.
Posted on 4/9/19 at 2:57 pm to poochie
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Ok, you want me to use shrubs, tell me what shrubs to use....
Sweet viburnum
Red tip photinia
Michelia fico
Posted on 4/9/19 at 3:06 pm to poochie
Give me 1500 for some Japanese yews and shrub soil/ fert, a shovel and or trencher, and you water it t for the first 6 weeks daily and this could be your hedge in a few years
Posted on 4/9/19 at 3:12 pm to hungryone
I’m fine with waiting on them to grow, btw.
What’s the price per each of those and spacing?
What’s the price per each of those and spacing?
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