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Comment on What is the best Tree or Bush to plant for a privacy fence? by Ken Qualls

Ken Qualls — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:04:25 +0000

Here are some good privacy plants:
The climbing Rhode Island Red Rose grows 12 feet in a year.
The Siberian Elm will form a tall screen the first year.
Rose of Sharon
Super Hybrid Willow
Dwan Redwood grows 3-6 feet a year
Cardina Autum Olive
Forsythia Hedge
Burning Bush Hedge
Canadian Hemlock
Purple Leaf Plum Hedge reaches 1-8 feet tall

There are several other plants that make good privacy fences.

You may consider a fence 4×8′ lattice. It’s a little costly, especially if you need a lot of it. You could use a wire fence or trellises and plant some type of vining plant like Morning Glory.

Tip: What ever you use consider putting it a foot or two inside your property line so you win’t have to get on your neighbor’s property to care for it.

Good luck!

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Shani — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:52:55 +0000

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Plant Lady — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:15:44 +0000

I’m sorry if I missed an email from you. I try to answer them all in a timely matter. Please feel free to write again.. thanks

Comment on Can someone help me diagnose a problem with my boxwood shrubs? by Plant Lady

Plant Lady — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:13:43 +0000

have you done any research on powdery mildew?

Comment on Shade over my vegetable garden? by Plant Lady

Plant Lady — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:12:05 +0000

Hi Barbara- Yes- I would say shade cloth over your garden would help a lot.. also water at night.

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Comment on Shade over my vegetable garden? by barbara bumgardner

barbara bumgardner — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:23:30 +0000

I have a raised bed garden on the west side of my property. Worked very well in past years as the plants got lots of sun. But this past summer here in OKLA, it got into the hundreds for days on end and my garden was an abysmal failure even though I watered frequently. I heard it was because it never cooled off enough at night. Even in AZ, it cools down at night. Night temps were in the 90s. Just horrible. I am planning for next year and wonder if shading my garden would help the blooms to set. My neighbors had similar problems. Any advice?

Comment on Can someone help me diagnose a problem with my boxwood shrubs? by claudia little

claudia little — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:04:54 +0000

I don’t think what I’m seeing is the same. The leaves develop white fuzzy looking spots on either side of the leaf. The spots grow until the entire leaf is covered. It seems to spread to all the leaes it’s close to eventually also. Other then cutting off all these leaves I don’t know how to treat it or what it’s called. It definitely seems like a fungus of some kind but I can’t seem to find anything about it. I live in Lancaster, CA so the weather is that of the Mojave desert.