Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 May 18, 2009 10:59 am any tips on what i may be able to do here I want to screen my neighbours ******* shed, it is the first thing i see when i open my door, hell i can see it from my kitchen table... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ maybe a wall 'feature' ..... any creative types have an idea ? Thanks guys Re: screening ideas 2May 18, 2009 4:20 pm Hi deathgod, Any chance of pulling up a few of those pavers and planting a SMALL tree (a Tuckeroo or samll Camellia maybe, kept small and neat) ? One that you can raise the canopy by losing the lower branches and having the canopy block the view OR you could PLEACH a small Camellia so that you have a box on a stick style hedge? You could do it in a pot if you needed to. Therefore, you will be covering the view but keep most of the groundspace clear. The view extends a little high for a climber to cover. I have pleached Murrayas before , you just need to maintain them. How about painting the fence a nice colour like Dulux Blue Ocean. Nice and dramatic and then you will look at the fence and not at the view over the fence. Just a few suggestions. Good luck. www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: screening ideas 3May 19, 2009 9:45 am hey themax thanks for the tips never thought about ripping up some pavers and planting. I will fwd this onto my wife to see what she thinks. the fence idea is a great one too. We painted our back fence an ocean blue years ago and it looks great. Re: screening ideas 4May 26, 2009 1:38 pm Not sure what look you are after or the budget you want to spend. A timber screening with horizontal boards can look quite effective. You could cement some steel posts into the ground and attach them to the posts. Staining or oiling the boards will add life and colour. Re: screening ideas 5May 26, 2009 3:03 pm I am a big fan of clumping bamboo, fast growing and very attractive and full screen. Re: screening ideas 7May 26, 2009 6:48 pm My favourite bamboo is not very practical for most suburban gardens - Tibetan Black, grows to about 30m! In terms of useful bamboos for backyard screening, i really like slender weaver. also alphonse karrr and chinese weaver. if you are able to contain a running bamboo, then black bamboo is very impressive, but it must be contained! Re: screening ideas 9May 26, 2009 10:57 pm I have a mate who is in the bamboo society. He is always going on about "old hammy" being the ducks nuts of suburban bamboo. I don't know if he is right but he is keen as when he is talking bamboo Have a squiz at this web page. They have some great info about varieties. Select cool season bamboos in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and places like that. http://bambooland.com.au/catalogue_bamboos.php I just wish we could get some Heliconias into WA There's none and buckleys of that happening i reckon I could have a bloody good crack at growing them here anyway back on topic. What about a half wine barrel with a Camelia in it? or a Vibernum Tinus or Murraya. Or find a concrete trough/planter and use that? I like the idea of taking out pavers better You maybe able to drop some treated pine poles in and get a screen happening that isn't putting pressure on the fence. That way you got ya butt covered if the fence blows down Do some trendy slats or something? Lots of options paint the fence a dark blue/ grey. It will vanish Re: screening ideas 10May 27, 2009 7:53 am Another listing is here : http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/better- ... ng-plants/ SOME trees that grow quickly can exhaust themselves with rapid growth and have a short life span. SOME also may become a little unstable due to rapid growth. I say SOME. I have known this to happen sometimes with Tree-in-a-Hurry (Virgilia oroboides). As per usual, Environmental conditions and situation play a part in growth habit. Good Luck. Love to see a piccie when you make your choice. www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: screening ideas 11May 28, 2009 2:14 pm That fence already looks as if there's some weight on it. I wouldn't choose anything that relied on it. Personally I'd buy a huge pot (as Fu suggested) or make something substantial - maybe a metre tall. That way your plant doesn't have to grow so far to top the fence I like camelias and have planted maybe 20 at my house, but they tend to be pretty slow growers. Pittos are fast but boring. I also have various magnolias, and if you get the soil mix just right they take off ! Very impressed at the growth rate. Do the hard jobs first. 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