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Lisamarie Joined: 4/05/2008 Location: Philly zone 7 Posts: 22	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 much lisa Quote \| Reply \| Report

Lisamarie Joined: 4/05/2008 Location: Philly zone 7 Posts: 22	Posted: Apr/06/2008 2:41 PM PST forgot the photo, here it is Attachments: Quote \| Reply \| Report

fairygarden Joined: 3/17/2008 Location: SC Posts: 2104 Moderator	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? Quote \| Reply \| Report

Lisamarie Joined: 4/05/2008 Location: Philly zone 7 Posts: 22	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 Quote \| Reply \| Report

witt Joined: 3/28/2008 Location: Lancaster, SC Posts: 16643 Moderator	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. Quote \| Reply \| Report

justme Joined: 10/03/2007 Location: West Michigan Posts: 2148	Posted: May/15/2008 11:07 AM PST Lisamarie...did you ever decide what to plant along your fence?? Quote \| Reply \| Report

lellychops Joined: 4/24/2010 Location: Somerset Posts: 1	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. Quote \| Reply \| Report

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