Would Arborvitae work here? Concerned that this area may be too small and/or shady. Would considering planting Green Giants work? My understanding is they tolerate shade better than other varieties. I understand Green Giants can get huge but maybe not so much in this shady location? Any other suggestions for a privacy screen? Am also considering a privacy fence along with some trees/shrubs.
BugsBunnysCouch
You can’t under-water a fence and it doesn’t take 5 to 7 years to start working.
Tricky-Ad6645
Fence. And then landscaping along the fence line for your enjoyment
Intelligent_Bell_955
Leland Cypress grows much faster than arborvitae
EyezLo
A 7ft tall fence
carboncopy95437
I hate chain linked fence. Any way you and neighbor can split cost for 6 foot cedar fence.?
Papa_Smurf_61
The arborvitae may be slower, but it can also go taller. Many towns limit the height of your fence.
scoobs1919
Photinias
scoobs1919
They get bushy high and use a greater blocker
SutttonTacoma
Keep in mind what a much admired (by me at least) gardening columnist, “The Earthman” Henry Mitchell, wrote years ago. Any sort of a structure, even a mostly open one like a trellis or an arbor, will stop the eye and give a sense of containment. IIRC he had a white garage at the back of his property and an arbor disguised it wonderfully, even in winter.
Reasonable_Mail1389
That would be a lot of fence to maintain to keep looking good. Most fences I see here look like run-down garbage unless brand-spanking new. I live in the PNW and did runs of arborvitae on the sides of my house to avoid massive fence maintenance. They are on irrigation, were professionally planted, get trimmed up once a year to keep their size reigned in, and have been healthy and beautiful for 30 years. I also have laurel hedging on the back part of my property. Same thing with it. No issues.
ThunkOW
Nude sunning levels of privacy or just no pants from time to time?
Chroney
Arborvitae are extremely overrated and suck – dont ever get them. Fence would be more immediate, but you could plant many things along the fence for privacy just choose plants you actually find pretty that can survive in your grow zone without a lot of extra water.
drazil17
A few panels of tall fencing, either picket type or the wood type that alternates the boards on opposite sides of the rail spaced apart near the property line will provide a feeling of privacy without having to fence the whole thing. Plant some various shrubs in front of and between the panels.
JaStrCoGa
Would you supply your ecoregion or state and hardiness zone, please?
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Would Arborvitae work here? Concerned that this area may be too small and/or shady. Would considering planting Green Giants work? My understanding is they tolerate shade better than other varieties. I understand Green Giants can get huge but maybe not so much in this shady location? Any other suggestions for a privacy screen? Am also considering a privacy fence along with some trees/shrubs.
You can’t under-water a fence and it doesn’t take 5 to 7 years to start working.
Fence. And then landscaping along the fence line for your enjoyment
Leland Cypress grows much faster than arborvitae
A 7ft tall fence
I hate chain linked fence. Any way you and neighbor can split cost for 6 foot cedar fence.?
The arborvitae may be slower, but it can also go taller. Many towns limit the height of your fence.
Photinias
They get bushy high and use a greater blocker
Keep in mind what a much admired (by me at least) gardening columnist, “The Earthman” Henry Mitchell, wrote years ago. Any sort of a structure, even a mostly open one like a trellis or an arbor, will stop the eye and give a sense of containment. IIRC he had a white garage at the back of his property and an arbor disguised it wonderfully, even in winter.
That would be a lot of fence to maintain to keep looking good. Most fences I see here look like run-down garbage unless brand-spanking new. I live in the PNW and did runs of arborvitae on the sides of my house to avoid massive fence maintenance. They are on irrigation, were professionally planted, get trimmed up once a year to keep their size reigned in, and have been healthy and beautiful for 30 years. I also have laurel hedging on the back part of my property. Same thing with it. No issues.
Nude sunning levels of privacy or just no pants from time to time?
Arborvitae are extremely overrated and suck – dont ever get them. Fence would be more immediate, but you could plant many things along the fence for privacy just choose plants you actually find pretty that can survive in your grow zone without a lot of extra water.
A few panels of tall fencing, either picket type or the wood type that alternates the boards on opposite sides of the rail spaced apart near the property line will provide a feeling of privacy without having to fence the whole thing. Plant some various shrubs in front of and between the panels.
Would you supply your ecoregion or state and hardiness zone, please?
https://www.epa.gov/eco-research/ecoregions-north-america
https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov