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What kind of hedge would make a good fence?

HeXen

HeXen

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I want to grow some kind of hedge that's thick and stays green year round as a sort of replacement for my aged privacy fence. I would prefer something that also grows quickly. My yard gets very wet in the spring and very dry in the fall.
I'm not much of a gardner, Aside from watering plants I know little so the easier to grow the better.

Can anyone recommend me something? thanks
 
I have what I think is cedar hedges in my yard, they do require some trimming now and then but other than that they work well. I have one section I have to fix though, it was L shaped and I removed part of the L to open up the yard more so the end is all dead. I left it a year to see if it would start to grow back but it's not the case. May have to pull that one out too then plant another.
 
Boxwood doesn't grow very tall. White Cedar is probably a better bet if you want something taller. We have them in our backyard. They take a few years to fill in though.
 
Where do you live?

Hey, Mag, aren't the pyracantha berries loved by birds....that shit them on my truck?

Carolina Cherry but you must trim in a few times a year or they turn into trees.....duh. I hate trimming hedges.
 
highland145 said:
Where do you live?

Hey, Mag, aren't the pyracantha berries loved by birds....that shit them on my truck?

Carolina Cherry but you must trim in a few times a year or they turn into trees.....duh. I hate trimming hedges.
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Only certain birds can eat them because they're poisonous. One word of warning, once bushes are established, you have to nuke them from orbit to get rid of them. They have thorns and grow densely filling in any open area.
 
I'm in hardiness zone 5b.
How about "Privets"? They kinda look like something that would work for me. I could also plant something thorny either in front or behind it to ward off anyone who can't see.
 
It's not really a hedge; more of a tree. But cedars make a good fence. You'll have to grow them for about 50 years, then take them to a sawmill to rough cut them, then a trip through the kiln, then finally finish them. A few quality fasteners, and bam. A new fence. 😛 (Couldn't resist, and the hedges I was going to suggest have already been suggested.)
 
mmntech said:
Boxwood doesn't grow very tall. White Cedar is probably a better bet if you want something taller. We have them in our backyard. They take a few years to fill in though.
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Depends on where you live. I had boxwoods trimmed to 6 feet tall in my backyard in California.
 
leyland cypress make a pretty good fence, and grow about however tall you let them

forsythia is pretty nice, although the tallest I've seen them are about 8foot, which is probably rare. They are pretty in the spring and grow quickly, plus they are real hardy - nothing less than nuclear will kill them. They also can be easily started from cuttings, so if you have one forsythia, you have all you need for life.
 
http://www.bamboogarden.com/Fargesia sp. 'Rufa'.htm

Easiest and hardiest bamboo around. Clump growing so no worry about it spreading where you don't want. Super fast growing. Honestly if you want something fast plant these and you'll have a hedge in no time at all but it won't overtake the yard. They can handle total shade, or total sun, super hot, super cold, drought, it can handle about anything except like tropical with really high humidity and heat at the same time for long periods.
 
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highland145 said:
Sure you didn't live in Texas?:\
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Positive. Never have, never will.


Midwayman said:
How did you trim your box?
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If I tell ya...well, dammit, I gotta kill ya.
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T9D said:
http://www.bamboogarden.com/Fargesia sp. 'Rufa'.htm

Easiest and hardiest bamboo around. Clump growing so no worry about it spreading where you don't want. Super fast growing. Honestly if you want something fast plant these and you'll have a hedge in no time at all but it won't overtake the yard. They can handle total shade, or total sun, super hot, super cold, drought, it can handle about anything except like tropical with really high humidity and heat at the same time for long periods.
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I love bamboo. Wish i could grow giant bamboo here.
 
Viburnum makes a good hedge down here, have a few of em around but if you can't do bamboo probably cant do that.

Bamboo is actually a pain in the butt, its a grass more or less, so if you put that in it spreads all over and gets to be a pain.

Never have done it myself here, but have known a few people that tried to kill it after doing it and was hard.

Clump growing my butt.
 
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