Hello,
we are currently planning our outdoor area.
We are still unsure about the best way to create privacy screening towards the neighbor’s house. We have quite a curious neighbor who always stands on their terrace whenever we are outside.
Of course, the adjacent playground should remain accessible for our child.
We find it a bit difficult to decide the best solution. At first, we thought about bamboo plants. They grow quickly and tall. But do they grow dense enough to provide privacy screening?
Or should we go for a wooden fence?
It’s tricky.
Maybe you have suggestions and ideas for us, thank you very much.
Best regards
we are currently planning our outdoor area.
We are still unsure about the best way to create privacy screening towards the neighbor’s house. We have quite a curious neighbor who always stands on their terrace whenever we are outside.
Of course, the adjacent playground should remain accessible for our child.
We find it a bit difficult to decide the best solution. At first, we thought about bamboo plants. They grow quickly and tall. But do they grow dense enough to provide privacy screening?
Or should we go for a wooden fence?
It’s tricky.
Maybe you have suggestions and ideas for us, thank you very much.
Best regards
Curly schrieb:
I would rather not use bamboo; Phyllostachys require a rhizome barrier and after some time they aren’t necessarily very dense at the base. Fargesia, on the other hand, doesn’t look so great in direct sunlight and doesn’t grow as tall.This interests me because I had hoped to have a bamboo hedge with Fargesia, especially after being warned about invasive “killer bamboo” (does that decline in Latin?). When I read here that Fargesia forms clumps, it really gave me hope.
What do you mean by “doesn’t look so great in the sun”? Do they turn brown faster? I’ve seen in another thread a recommendation for a variety that turns a nice red color. And why don’t they grow as tall? The bamboo sellers I found online usually list Fargesia as reaching 2–3m (6.5–10 feet). That should be enough for a hedge. Or are these figures usually inaccurate?
Thanks and regards
Tolentino
Vicky Pedia12 Aug 2020 16:44I have a traditional Thuja hedge. I ordered the plants already 180 cm (70 inches) tall, the hedge is trimmed to 230 cm (90 inches) and is fully privacy-screening. The advantage: it stays green even in winter!
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nordanney12 Aug 2020 17:18Tolentino schrieb:
What do you mean by not so great in the sun? Do they brown faster?...1. There are several different types. Bamboo is evergreen but sheds a lot of leaves.2. It is very dense, except near the ground—not much different from other hedges.
3. Height depends on the species.
4. The really nice bamboos are Phyllostachys (is that spelling correct?). There are many color and size variations. However, it grows like a weed and definitely needs a rhizome barrier, which requires considerable effort. Fargesia varieties all look quite similar.
5. I have had many bamboo varieties in my garden (no Fargesias). Back then, I was inexperienced. Today I wouldn’t do it again because it creates a lot of mess. As a hedge, it’s not attractive and takes up quite a bit of space.
Conclusion: Bamboo is beautiful but labor-intensive, may need containment, is not ideal as a hedge, and is a great specimen plant if it’s Phyllostachys.
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Alessandro13 Aug 2020 06:54And when bamboo flowers, which on average happens only every 100 years, it dies.
You can only dig it up with an excavator because the roots grow extremely extensively.
You can only dig it up with an excavator because the roots grow extremely extensively.
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