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Posted: Apr/06/2008 2:40 PM PST
Hi everyone! I would like to make a privacy fence along the chain link fence and also do something for wildlife here in zone 7, it is kinda narrow, and yes I am only into my 2nd year of gardening  do you think holly would be too big? any suggestions? thanks so muchlisa |
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Posted: Apr/06/2008 2:41 PM PST
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Posted: Apr/06/2008 7:23 PM PST
Holly can be nice, but does have to be clipped(from my experience). However it would be evergreen, so it would look nice year round. Have you considered a mix of shrubs, flowers and vines? |
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Posted: Apr/06/2008 8:39 PM PST
I am aiming for a real good fence cover, I think its going to be a little tricky becouse it is on a kind of slope, Lisa |
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Posted: Apr/07/2008 4:44 AM PST
I answered this same question in another section explaining yellow Carolina jasmine. I have found that Confederate jasmine can really cover a fence after a few years. Carolina jasmine grows faster, but I don't know how that would do in your area. |
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Posted: May/15/2008 11:07 AM PST
Lisamarie...did you ever decide what to plant along your fence?? |
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Posted: Apr/24/2010 9:10 AM PST
Hi LisaMarie, You could go with a very quick and easy solution by planting climbers, which will make use of the link fence to grip to, and provide a great food source for both butterflies and bees,they will also smell lovely and look pretty, and they are not too expensive, of course they also grow quickly so you should get coverage within a short time. And you can add height by putting some bamboo canes in before planting this then will give you supports to tie garden twine and further bamboo supports to and they will climb that too. |
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