John John wrote:
I am trying to find a good plant that will provide an attractive,
dense screen for my pool. The pool currently has a wooden privacy
fence all around it, but the fence doesn't provide a full screen
because of the spaces between the wooden slats. I know that there
are tons of plants that would provide a great solution to my
problem in a normal situation, but unfortunately my situation is a
bit odd. The side of the pool that is troubling me is extremely
close to the privacy fence and there is not much room between the
pool decking and the fence itself that would allow me to plant in.
That side of the pool has a planting depth of anywhere between only
4 inches and 2 feet in which to plant anything in (it is a curve
shaped pool).

I was thinking about trying to plant some bamboo trees to create a
dense privacy screen there, but I know that even if I were
successful in planting bamboo in this oddly shaped location, bamboo
has a bad reputation of spreading rapidly and taking over nearby
areas (like my neighbor's yard on the other side of the privacy
fence!). I have no idea what plant (if any) I can use to create the
dense privacy screen that I would like, given the limited planting
area that I have.

Any help with my problem?

Desperately wanting complete privacy,
John_John

Clumping bamboo. Bamboo is not a tree it is a grass.

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5