Hello,
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.
I have three narrow flower beds.
One with roses and perennials.
One with flowering shrubs planted in November 2018 / March 2019. The tallest ones are already over 2 meters (6.5 feet) high, and the width is in places already 1 meter (3.3 feet). Especially the weigelia and the Scottish shrub rose have grown explosively. The forsythia has already lost a few branches.
One with climbing roses that won’t suit your garden, lilies, gladioli, lilac, bleeding heart, peony, and iris (be careful, they spread very aggressively).
One with roses and perennials.
One with flowering shrubs planted in November 2018 / March 2019. The tallest ones are already over 2 meters (6.5 feet) high, and the width is in places already 1 meter (3.3 feet). Especially the weigelia and the Scottish shrub rose have grown explosively. The forsythia has already lost a few branches.
One with climbing roses that won’t suit your garden, lilies, gladioli, lilac, bleeding heart, peony, and iris (be careful, they spread very aggressively).
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saralina879 Nov 2021 16:31Hangman schrieb:
Off-topic: I just noticed you have dark windows. Could you ask @Nixwill to post some photos here https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/welche-form-bei-den-raffstoren.33345/post-537556 and share what you think of them?
On-topic: A hedge made of (flowering) shrubs is great—natural, attractive, and low-maintenance—but it requires about 1.5m (5 feet) of space. Also, most shrubs lose their leaves in winter. We planted weigela, viburnum, winter viburnum, red currant, dogwood, spirea, panicle hydrangea, firethorn, lilac, butterfly bush, and others in early summer, and now we just need to be patient for two or three years. For underplanting, we used geraniums, which also help absorb the fallen leaves:
[ATTACH alt="Blühsträucher West.jpg"]66936[/ATTACH] That would be my dream—but unfortunately, the strip is only 80cm (31 inches) wide. 🙁
saralina87 schrieb:
That would be my dream – but unfortunately, the strip is only 80cm (31.5 inches) wide. 🙁How friendly is the neighbor? A few branches extending over their fence shouldn’t really bother them. You could go with upright, pruning-tolerant shrubs. In areas where privacy is especially important, one or two thuja trees might work – as long as they’re not lined up like little green soldiers with precise shaping, I don’t think that’s a problem at all.