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saralina879 Nov 2021 12:13Hello,
We have now been living in the house for six months, and the planning for the outdoor areas is slowly beginning. Many things are still to be decided, but one thing I no longer want to delay is installing privacy screens toward the neighbor’s property and the street.
The “problem” is that we don’t really want to completely block the view of the orchard or the light coming from the southeast. At the same time, we want to prevent the living room from being fully visible from the street. I was thinking about ornamental grasses, if there is something suitable, or shrubs that are hardy in winter and about 1.50 m (5 feet) tall.
Does anyone have any ideas? I am unfortunately a complete beginner when it comes to plants and gardening.
We have now been living in the house for six months, and the planning for the outdoor areas is slowly beginning. Many things are still to be decided, but one thing I no longer want to delay is installing privacy screens toward the neighbor’s property and the street.
The “problem” is that we don’t really want to completely block the view of the orchard or the light coming from the southeast. At the same time, we want to prevent the living room from being fully visible from the street. I was thinking about ornamental grasses, if there is something suitable, or shrubs that are hardy in winter and about 1.50 m (5 feet) tall.
Does anyone have any ideas? I am unfortunately a complete beginner when it comes to plants and gardening.
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Benutzer2009 Nov 2021 12:21Grasses are growing too aggressively for me. I prefer beech hedges. They are fully winter-hardy and only lose their leaves in spring when the new ones grow. So they provide good privacy even in winter.
There are many options:
Maiden grass and pipe reed grow to about the desired height, are low-maintenance, but can spread quite wide—around 1 m (3 feet).
Clematis is also suitable.
Alternatively, a perennial flower bed with roses:
For blooms lasting until frost, consider rough-leaved asters.
Phlox and shrub roses are good for summer.
Tulips, daffodils, and snowdrops work well in spring.
Peonies serve as a transition between spring and summer.
Not dense, but colorful.
Maiden grass and pipe reed grow to about the desired height, are low-maintenance, but can spread quite wide—around 1 m (3 feet).
Clematis is also suitable.
Alternatively, a perennial flower bed with roses:
For blooms lasting until frost, consider rough-leaved asters.
Phlox and shrub roses are good for summer.
Tulips, daffodils, and snowdrops work well in spring.
Peonies serve as a transition between spring and summer.
Not dense, but colorful.
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saralina879 Nov 2021 12:50Benutzer200 schrieb:
Grasses are growing out of control for me. I like beech hedges. They are completely hardy in winter and only lose their leaves in spring when new ones appear. So they provide good privacy even in winter. A classic, neat, dense hedge is exactly what I don’t want. I prefer it wild and colorful.
The idea from @haydee already sounds good!
Off-Topic: I just noticed you have dark windows. Could you ask @Nixwill to share some photos of them here https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/welche-form-bei-den-raffstoren.33345/post-537556 and let us know how you like them?
On-Topic: A hedge made of (flowering) shrubs is great—natural, attractive, and low-maintenance—but requires about 1.5m (5 feet) of space. Also, most of these shrubs lose their leaves in winter. We planted weigela, viburnum, winter viburnum, red currant, dogwood, spirea, panicle hydrangea, firethorn, lilac, summer lilac, and others in early summer, so now we just need to be patient for two or three years. As ground cover, we use geraniums, which also help absorb the fallen leaves:
On-Topic: A hedge made of (flowering) shrubs is great—natural, attractive, and low-maintenance—but requires about 1.5m (5 feet) of space. Also, most of these shrubs lose their leaves in winter. We planted weigela, viburnum, winter viburnum, red currant, dogwood, spirea, panicle hydrangea, firethorn, lilac, summer lilac, and others in early summer, so now we just need to be patient for two or three years. As ground cover, we use geraniums, which also help absorb the fallen leaves:
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