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Property line border shrubs
Posted on 2/10/18 at 9:41 am
Posted on 2/10/18 at 9:41 am
Looking to line my property with some privacy shrubs. Ive seen some that are about 8' high with red tips. Can think of the name of them. Any other recs besides pampas grass?
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Posted on 2/10/18 at 9:42 am to sonoma8
Pampas grass baw
Posted on 2/10/18 at 9:48 am to DownSouthDave
I can see it now, drought comes thru, lil sonoma hits 1 with a match and all of maurice FD is enroute 
Posted on 2/10/18 at 9:49 am to sonoma8
Red tip shrubs?
If you google that it calls them Red Tip Photina.
If you google that it calls them Red Tip Photina.
This post was edited on 2/10/18 at 9:51 am
Posted on 2/10/18 at 10:14 am to Geauxtiga
Never understood why we dont jus use that shite for the boarder wall
Posted on 2/10/18 at 10:22 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Combine that with all the rattle snakes that'll take up residence, you've successfully recreated Alcatraz
Posted on 2/10/18 at 10:24 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
That pampus grass would cut them phucker up good.
I actually have both pampus and clumping bamboo.
OP, if you go with pampus, make sure you space them far. I planted mine on 12ft centers and they are tick.
I actually have both pampus and clumping bamboo.
OP, if you go with pampus, make sure you space them far. I planted mine on 12ft centers and they are tick.
This post was edited on 2/10/18 at 10:26 am
Posted on 2/10/18 at 10:28 am to sonoma8
What you tryin to hide
Posted on 2/10/18 at 10:32 am to Geauxtiga
I feel like it's a catch 22..
Great for protecting your property from road hunters and all.
Great for deer to bed on your property line instead of in the heart of it
Great for protecting your property from road hunters and all.
Great for deer to bed on your property line instead of in the heart of it
Posted on 2/10/18 at 10:36 am to Polar Pop
Ya ol ladys car 
We in the middle of 5 acres, got a couple houses where their back door is facing the side of our property. Feels like everytime they are in their back yard, they can see everything Im doing. I dont like dat me. So im goin MAGA on their arse
We in the middle of 5 acres, got a couple houses where their back door is facing the side of our property. Feels like everytime they are in their back yard, they can see everything Im doing. I dont like dat me. So im goin MAGA on their arse
This post was edited on 2/10/18 at 10:42 am
Posted on 2/10/18 at 10:38 am to sonoma8
Elaeaganus grows fast and is very thick. Also has a somewhat tasty edible berry in late winter. Also can have thorns which makes some more "sensitive" men squeamish when time comes to prune. It best for large country yards where neatness isn't a priority.
Posted on 2/10/18 at 10:48 am to sonoma8
viburnum or red tips will do fine.
viburnum is a true hedge no matter how tall it gets (15' plus) it will always send shoots from the bottom/root base creating a thick barrier. They grow really fast. 3 gal plants will be a 5' hedge in a few months they don't require a lot of water except when first planted. They do need full sun or they get leggy/stretch reaching for the sun. Pretty much a set it and forget it type plant other than that. Extremely hardy.
viburnum is a true hedge no matter how tall it gets (15' plus) it will always send shoots from the bottom/root base creating a thick barrier. They grow really fast. 3 gal plants will be a 5' hedge in a few months they don't require a lot of water except when first planted. They do need full sun or they get leggy/stretch reaching for the sun. Pretty much a set it and forget it type plant other than that. Extremely hardy.
Posted on 2/10/18 at 11:46 am to sonoma8
Ligustrums
Posted on 2/10/18 at 11:47 am to wrongRob
Clumping bamboo, like someone else mentioned. That stuff is bulletproof to cold weather and impenetrable. Make sure you find a species that doesn't shed, that can be a bitch.
Posted on 2/10/18 at 12:23 pm to tigerfoot
quote:My favorite and what I have the most of. People shy away from these because of "allergy problems" but we've never had any issues. That wax leaf protects it from a lot of shite the red tips won't.
Ligustrums
Posted on 2/10/18 at 4:59 pm to Geauxtiga
I wouldn’t want them in a neighborhood lot because I get bad allergies but in space I love them
This post was edited on 2/10/18 at 5:00 pm
Posted on 2/10/18 at 6:14 pm to sonoma8
If you aren’t hung up on height, out some Leyland Cypress around you will have rock solid privacy.
Posted on 2/10/18 at 7:28 pm to bbvdd
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If you google that it calls them Red Tip Photina.
Very popular shrub, inexpensive and fast growing.
Has also become very disease prone and a risky in bulk planting now.
Can you plant them and be disease free. Yes. Just do your research.
Planting several of any one type of shrub close together can result in mass problems if the "right" disease hits as well. If you do plant the same type, keep watch and address any disease issues asap to prevent it spreading to other shrubs.
I recently planted a privacy hedge of about 60 shrubs along one side of my property.
Several viburnums, 2 types of hollies, some grasses and 2 other shrubs whose name escapes me at the moment. Just recalled these last two are 2 different types of Cleyeras.
If I have my names correct, the viburnums have a slight red tint on some of the leaves. Good substitute for red tips and supposed to be more disease resistant. See where someone else mentioned viburnums...they may be able to verify if this is correct.
This post was edited on 2/10/18 at 7:37 pm
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