Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Oct 29, 2010 9:15 pm Trying to think ahead and get some good options to strategically plant a couple of trees to provide a privacy screen against our neighbors. I would like to know if anyone has any advice on some beautiful trees / shrubs that would go with a modern home/landscaping. Open to native species as well. If you have any pics that would be grand!!! Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 2Oct 29, 2010 9:45 pm Nadina Callistemon Grevillia pitt. I went outside once. The graphics were alright, but the gameplay sucked! Settlement:22nd June Slab:27th August Frame:16th Sept Bricked:21st Oct Roof:24th Nov Linings HANDOVER23rd March! Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 3Oct 29, 2010 10:53 pm WMD: Leyton Green Boring but fast: Pittos (Limelights, green pillars etc) If you have 10 years: Camelias Native: Various Hop Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 4Oct 31, 2010 6:04 am thanks mecha and cabin... you guys got any pics of what they look like in your landscaping? Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 5Oct 31, 2010 3:30 pm I don't have pics ATM I will see what I can do for you I went outside once. The graphics were alright, but the gameplay sucked! Settlement:22nd June Slab:27th August Frame:16th Sept Bricked:21st Oct Roof:24th Nov Linings HANDOVER23rd March! Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 6Oct 31, 2010 8:53 pm we have some townhouses behind us that won't be built for at least 12months from when ours is completed.. do you reckon we should wait to plant the 'privacy shrubs' til after then so that we can see where we need to strategically place them? or plant them now and cover the whole fenceline with some decent foilage? Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 7Nov 01, 2010 12:17 am Plant now regardless you wont have enought "meat" on the plants to block them out and you will need to prune prune prune to achieve a thicker result anyway I went outside once. The graphics were alright, but the gameplay sucked! Settlement:22nd June Slab:27th August Frame:16th Sept Bricked:21st Oct Roof:24th Nov Linings HANDOVER23rd March! Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 8Nov 01, 2010 7:23 pm mecha - do you find these natives lawn friendly? ie do the euco leaves kill the surrounding grass Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 9Nov 01, 2010 8:03 pm The Leightons Green, you may need to check with your local shire council to see if it is permitted. This is a very agressive plant well known to cause problems between neighbours. You haven't mentioned where you live and that kind of matters with plant selection My picks would be, Feijoa sel. ( A cracker!) Murraya pan. Grevillea olivacae Vibernum tinus Vibernum Emerald Lustre Dodonea purpurea Hakeas like the multilineata or laurina or francisiana Grevilleas of which there are many, I like Peaches and Cream Callistemon Leucospermums and Leucodendrons Melaleucas of many types Many Leptospermums As for Lawns near natives, as long as you break loose and throw away the shackles of typical fertilisers and feed and care for your garden, and lawn especially, organically, the only thing stopping a lawn from being healthy will be shade depending on the variety chosen As mecha said, clip clip clip. They must be clipped from a young age to get a dense screen up and growing. The more they are clipped, the more they grow The more they are clipped the denser the foliage. Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 10Nov 01, 2010 8:32 pm thanks Fumanchu... will keep that in mind re: Leightons Green I guess what I remember as a kid with some big eucalypt tree out the back and front and remember that there was only dirt underneath them as the grass didn't seem to grow there - but that was more likely because my parents didn't know how to look after a lawn... i will be building in Sydney so weather is temperate and could likely handle most varieties (cept the tropicals) Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 11Nov 01, 2010 8:45 pm Your climate is evolving into a more tropical one so the tropicals will in time do well They do well here and our SW climate is drying faster than anywhere else in the world. Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 12Nov 01, 2010 8:50 pm thanks i actually like your first 2 Feijoa sel ( this looks like it bears fruit like a guava - which would be an added bonus ) but I really like the look of Murraya pan - i love the rich green of the leaves how high do these babies grow.. ideally i probably don't want much more higher than 3-4metres Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 13Nov 01, 2010 11:40 pm murraya can grow well over 6 metres if you let it keeping on top of it with a haircut sorts it out My MILs murraya hedge is glorious and is about 5 metres hig and 2-3 metres fat This is in Southern sydney I went outside once. The graphics were alright, but the gameplay sucked! Settlement:22nd June Slab:27th August Frame:16th Sept Bricked:21st Oct Roof:24th Nov Linings HANDOVER23rd March! Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 14Nov 01, 2010 11:46 pm They will both be your friend. In the world of hedging what is important to understand is to ignore overall heights. If it grows bigger than you want, Meh... Your clipping and shaping it anyway so you dictate what the plant is going to grow like, not the plant Both the last two will provide fragrant flowers and be practical options that are well known for reliability. Yes the Feijoa will give you edible fruit and edible flowers for salads It is a productive option. However that also gets me thinking that a cousin of the Murraya paniculata is the good old fashioned curry leaf tree/shrub and that grows just as well as it's native Australian version So if the Murraya thta is the curry leaf grows well and neeeds lots of clipping you could have a comfy income from selling the leaves you clip to the local Indian restaurant or the local market or get someone to do the work for you each month or two and let them sell or do what they want from the clippings Anyway that should get the creative brain juices going Just remember the plants you grow will only ever perform as well as the soil is good and that will mean lots of organic compost. Certified if possible and lots of thick layers of non composted fresh organic mulch like Peastreaw or tree lopper mulch Add zeolite to the soil as well feed the soil with seamungus seasol, and molasses Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 15Nov 02, 2010 1:49 pm in terms of maintenance how often would you need to clip these plants? and how do you manage the other side if they are against a fenceline.. could it mean an angry neighbour who has to maintain the growth into his side? also when you clip do much of the clippings go onto the other side of the fence? and can this be a sensitive issue? or generally good.. i want to make sure i have good relations with neighbours hence my concern. Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 16Nov 02, 2010 5:44 pm once you have the hedge size you want I would do it every 3 months but you can leave it for a year and just do it after flowering I went outside once. The graphics were alright, but the gameplay sucked! Settlement:22nd June Slab:27th August Frame:16th Sept Bricked:21st Oct Roof:24th Nov Linings HANDOVER23rd March! Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 17Nov 02, 2010 11:36 pm Well when establishing a hedge you'd be clipping every few weeks in many cases. I can't say clipping once a year is a healthy thing for a hedge but yes after flowering is ideal and two or three times at least in between for a healthy hedge. That is for established hedges, younger ones need regular attention and as they get older they will need a little less each time There are European hedges that are around 1000 years old! They only need clipping once a year to maintain the finish. They have developed a dwarf leaf and become extremely compact over that long time They just know what to do Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 18Nov 03, 2010 7:23 pm thanks guys that is really helpful in planning what i want the landscaping to look like and how much work will have to go into it any feedback on the neighbor thing? Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 19Nov 03, 2010 8:20 pm I like pitto Silver Sheen, Murraya Paniculata (naturally ), and some lilly pillies (similar leaf size / size characteristics as the first two plants). Oh and some Viburnums. We also thought about getting a tall thick wall of L. Greens, but luckily we got some sense into our heads!! I don't think they are suitable for an average yard. But we need something super fast ... Maybe those Photinias, I think there is one called "express" (hmmm ... maybe that was not a Photinia though ) ... I am just sad to see that Murrayas are soooooo slow growing. Seems like they need 5+ years to reach some 1.5 - 2 m and become strong, vigorous and really dense (: ... well at least ours did. My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Good privacy tree / shrub 20Nov 03, 2010 8:37 pm mm 5 years seems a long time to get some cover.. silver sheen looks to be a good one.. how fast do they grow? don't seem to be very expensive either Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Hi , I'm currently going through this now within the Whitehorse council which has a similar set of restrictions. We're having to make compromises with our floor plan due… 3 30666 Hi guys We have just removed a very large grape vine which was mounted to a structure along this wall. This is a shared wall with our neighbour, and after removal, we… 0 3949 Building Standards; Getting It Right! We are building on a zero-lot. The first-floor windows on the zero-lot side is 1.2m away from the boundary. There are 3 windows on that side of the house in the first… 0 838 |