As you can see we have two shops that are visible from both the house and the road. My wife is wanting to put some landscaping in to help seclude them. She thinks they are eyesores 😅. I’m no expert on what to plant for this, any ideas?
by MichaelScottsMom
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Green Giant arborvitae
I would plant a row of cedars 50 feet in front of the shop, that way you have the ability to move around the entire building
Attach the Epstein Files to the broad side. No one will ever see… Hold on, somebody’s at the door.
What is the weather like where you are? Do you care if it’s a native plant or not?
Do you have any plants you find interesting?
Have someone paint a mural on it
Depending on your zone….Leyland cypress, green giant arborvitae or my favorite….Cryptomeria Japonica Yoshino
Dirt bike track.
Try planting arctic willows. There are some really pretty shrub type small trees. My son use them as a privacy screen between his and neighbours yard. They are quite nice looking especially in spring and early summer. They also grow quite fast.
Looks like a great surface for a mural. For the cost of landscaping and a little bit more you might be able to have an artist create a masterpiece.
Giant lilac bushes would be the first thought.
Japanese cryptomeria
The cheapest fastest thing would be Norway Spruce….but they’re not visually appealing to everyone but deer won’t eat them either like an arborvitae
Turn that massive yard into a native wildflower meadow, no one will be looking at the buildings!
10 huge hydrangeas
Well what’s keeping you?
For what its worth shops are targets for theives so having them a bit obscured isn’t a bad idea for a few reasons…
I would do a larger bed/guild with varying shrubs so you dont just have a shop shaped box of trees
10′ evergreen shrub trees or cornfield paintjob on the building?
spouse said, “put up some landscaping to seclude them”
What I heard, “plant some outbuildings around your outbuildings so they aren’t so secluded”
Plant a few tulips around them. See if shes cool with that.
Paint just the side facing the road to perfectly match the tree line behind it.
Need to know the plant rating. Looks like a 5 or 6. 8 is tropical.
Tell her she’s free to do it however she likes.
Unless you want to get really into landscaping, might be worth hiring a landscaper designer and/or build team! If you just plant a hedgerow it should be simple enough, or a couple trees, but you sure have space for something more complex and interesting.
Other things to think about: if you want year round view blocking (evergreens versus deciduous), how tall and wide the trees will get, where the water’s coming from (are you gonna need to lug the can across that yard twenty times a week), the amount of tree mess you’re okay dealing with, light availability as they grow up… I think those are most of the basic concerns
The green giant arborvitae recommended upthread are workhorses for evergreen view blocking, can get like 12’ tall. They will need more water than a native tree, can use support to help keep their tight shape if you live somewhere with heavy snow, and there may be some deer pressure if you live around em. They are a little boring from my plant nerd perspective, but they do get the job done, if the wall of green pleases the wife more than the steel.
Best of luck to ya in your landscaping quest
You can buy large metal black trellis designed to stand about 6 inches from the building for vine growth to cover and it will also reduce the temperature in the building by blocking the sun.
I would plant along the road and leave the space around the shop open.
Take a two tier approach shorter shrubs next to the road with taller trees behind
Look for hedge row plants privet or boxwood.
Or you could put in gabion fence not cheap but durable and no maintenance
Paint in camouflage style!