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Solebury Pa: Landscape Hedges Sheet # 172
By | May 11, 2008
The Greatest Trees and Plants For Solebury: In Solebury Township most residents considers their yard and garden an extension of their home. We look for sanctuary and privacy there. Plants help by making natural barriers to establish seclusion and privacy. Trees and plants can create living walls, which are especially important in neighborhoods where homes are often packed close together in clustes. Whether you can wait 10 years for the screen to grow in place, or if you need a screen today, you have many choices. For best results, consider these suggestions: Buy fast growing..deer resistant..pest free plants. Integrating plant material with fence sections along a property line is a pleasing solution to a dull, repetitive property line. A backyards, when surrounded by a solid fence, easily becomes claustrophobic. Fences are also expensive and go down in value with age. Integrating plants with fences and property lines can reduce the overall cost of the landscape project and will develop a more open feeling in your landscape. Use a solid wood fence only for areas where absolute year-round screening is a must. Trees and shrubs provide screening for less critical areas and reduce the dullness of long fences.
If you must put up a boarder you will probably want something that grows fast, is durable, deer resistant, and ….CHEAP. This calls out out for the Western Red Cedars. These are fast growing hardy, deer proof plants sure to be loved.
If you want to plant along your properety line a plant other than an evergreen, how could you not consider the Viburnums? These are among the easiest to grow plants that are found in the landscape yet they are seldom over used such as the arborvitae.
Viburnums will provide all season interest with color, texture, and with some fragrance. Birds will love them too. These plants range from 2′ shrubs to 20+ foot trees. Each spring I look forward to their fresh growth and flowers and in late summer berries that form.
Don’t forget that…Natural Fences Can Save You on Your Fuel Bills A well placed natural fence can both cool your house in the summer by giving shade and warm it in the winter. Sort of like a big woman.
Yep, there is plenty of evidence out west with what are called shelter belts. Trees can disrupt cold winter winds and protect you home from direct blasts of cold air. The best tree to grow on a property line for fast growth and easy upkeep is the Green Giant or the Spring Grove arborvitae.
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Bill Hirst has information on plants and shrubs for the Doylestown Pa. area go to his web site at http://www.seedlingsrus.com/LivingFences.html or You can also signup for his weekly E-Newsletter at http://www.seedlingsrus.com/123456signup.html -
There are many possibilities when it comes to making your garden look better. At the same time, you can use these improvements to prevent soil from being washed away keeping the weeds from intruding into, and ruining your garden. Try looking for inspirational landscape edging ideas presented in decorating magazines or by picking up some ideas from your gardener. Another solution is to simply design what you want for your garden by yourself, and go for it.
One of the first things to consider when trying out a landscape edging idea is where to do want to put these interesting borders and what type of borders do you want to use? There are many choices and they can include concrete, plastic, aluminum, tubing and brick borders. You can use just one type or mix and match to make your garden even more attractive. It is important that the overall edging concept fits into the theme of your home.
One landscape edging idea revolves around the use of raised flowerbeds. These are not only attractive but can make planting easier when you do not have to always be bending to do your planting. These usually use wooden edging to make the borders but there are now many lightweight replacements for these that are easier to work with and less expensive. The advantages to raised flowers gardens also include being able to plant earlier and having less weeding to worry about. Once you add the edging you will have an attractive area to show off with pride. This can also lead to involvement with gardening as a new hobby.
Another landscape edging idea includes putting colored bricks around your trees while keeping the earth around them open and exposed. Usually this area around the tree has cedar chips thrown over it to cover the dirt. In this way providing coverage and attractiveness while accenting the beauty of your trees. This also keeps grass and weeds from overgrowing your trees. Some gardeners will suggest the landscape edging idea of using plastic piping to edge the lawn, in this way keeping your lawn from spreading into your driveway and potentially destroying the paved surface. Or you can use your landscape edging to make your flowerbeds look attractive; your sidewalks keep the grass from overgrowing onto them.
There are many landscaping companies that will gladly listen to your landscape edging idea and suggest what materials to use and how best to line your flower garden, driveway or rock garden. They will suggest not only the materials to use but also the best methods available and then give you a quote that takes your landscape edging idea and makes it a reality. Always get more than one quote.
Remember that there are many options open to you, all you need to do is use your imagination. You can mix and match tubing and blocks, if your landscape edging idea includes accenting your garden with a variety of materials. Whatever your dream garden looks like you can make it happen!
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