To put on my side of the fence that will block out the neighbors without being too huge and obtrusive. Are palms any good for that?
maclad,
Jan 18, 10:21pm
I think you would be better of planting something like a Pittosporum hedge. I feel palms would be unsuitable, slow and eventually grow above the sight line leaving you with the same problem. It is not so bad having to prune a hedge and it would give you more privacy.
pauline999,
Jan 18, 11:03pm
port wine magnolias, Green all year and have small perfumed flowers.You can prune them into a thin hedge ratherb than letting them grow bushy
brightlights60,
Jan 19, 4:02am
Pitties are good, but I wish now (after doing exactly that 15 years ago) that we had used something else, like camelia or rhodo's. The trouble with pitties is that you need to hedge them, and trim them and maintain them, plus eventually underplant them with something else. Our neighbour on one side of our drive has planted a lovely hedge of what looks like a type of fast growing buxes, with red flowers on it. I took cuttings (with permission) to use for a horticultural paper on cuttings, and they grew very fast and were hardy, more a soft wood than a hard one. Another lovely hedge is the common broadleaf tree, another native, or one of the varigated ones. We have done this down one fenceline with ake ake's in between for colour. Hubby and I were looking at a lot of show homes over winter when thinking of rebuilding, and I took note of a lot of the plants currently being used. Less Pitties, more broadleaf, some camelias too. More layering with different types of stones in gardens too. If you want ideas for any sort of gardens and perimeter borders, go looking at show homes. They have been professionally landscaped and usually use local firms, so the plants are particularly good for your own area.
sam447,
Jan 19, 9:22pm
Pittosporums are the way to go!
kaylin,
Jan 22, 1:15am
The neighbour has a Robinia.
colin433,
Jan 22, 5:37pm
best of all is feijoa. They look attractive, can be pruned, and the bonus if you buy a good fruiting variety is the food value. AND the attractive flowers for a short time. Mrs C
coralie,
Jan 22, 5:47pm
+ 1 for the Feijoa.
opencast,
Jan 22, 6:29pm
We have feijoas and camellias - both are great but need to be kept trimmed otherwise you end up having to underplant.
We have a bay tree at the back of our property and this has worked well, but again can grow to a pretty good size so needs to be kept in check.
arielbooks,
Jan 22, 8:32pm
I love the scent of a Gardenia hedge
eljayv,
Jan 22, 9:14pm
My neighbour has feijoa and camellia hedges however he planted them right on the boundary and I can grow very little near the fence line as the roots from all his trees are dense making it almost impossible to dig or for anything else to grow, plus the roots are finding their way into my vege garden which is some distance from the hedges. Whatever you choose consider the people on the other side and what plans they may have.
gaspodetwd,
Sep 12, 4:29am
Feijoas or columnar apples. Fruit, blossom, foliage and privacy.
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