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Screening Plants and Climbing Plants
My next door neighbours have decided to extend upward and outward and
has now built a monstrosity next door which overlook into my backyard. They have also built a new garage with tin roof and plain unpainted rendered walls. I know it would be impossible to plant anything that will successfully screen out a second storey (although I was thinking of maybe planting some pittosporum along the fence to provide some privacy). My main problem is that I have an open deck that accesses to my garden, which now looks straight into their garage. I was thinking of using a trellis and growing some climbing plants to hide next door's plain unpainted rendered garage wall. I have noticed some lovely climbers with bright mauve / purple flowers and was wondering if anyone can help with the name of this particular climbing plant? Also, how do they look during Autumn/Winter? Any other recommendations for screening plants and climbers will be much appreciated. I live in Melbourne, Victoria. Thanks in advance.... |
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scott wrote:
Any other recommendations for screening plants and climbers will be much appreciated. Native trees I like are casuarina, hakea, callistomen and melalucas (sp?). I recently made some bean and climbing plant trelliss from 3 m lengths of pipe (700mm in soil + 1 bag of concrete) and half a piece of slab mesh (slab re-inforcment mesh 6"x6" size). I actually had 2.5 full lengths offered to me. Onto this you can place boganvillas (various reds & oragnses +), Pandorea Pandorama - white(common name?). |
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Hi Scott,
I've been doing a bit of researching into screening plants myself over the last two weeks. 'Acmena Smithii Minor' its basically a breed of LillyPilly that grows dense enough to screen unwanted views, its roots are not invasive and responses well to pruning. It will grow over 3.5m so the height shouldn't be a problem depending on what you need. The other alternative is a Pittosporum 'Cut Above'. Although there are a stack of great plants for screening I've narrowed my choices down to the above two. Great site or Melbourne residents is www.hellohello.com.au they specialise in screening and hedging plants. They've even got one called 'Neighbours-Be-Gone'!! Let me know how you go. What made you think of planting the Pittosporum? And which breed? "scott" wrote in message ... My next door neighbours have decided to extend upward and outward and has now built a monstrosity next door which overlook into my backyard. They have also built a new garage with tin roof and plain unpainted rendered walls. I know it would be impossible to plant anything that will successfully screen out a second storey (although I was thinking of maybe planting some pittosporum along the fence to provide some privacy). My main problem is that I have an open deck that accesses to my garden, which now looks straight into their garage. I was thinking of using a trellis and growing some climbing plants to hide next door's plain unpainted rendered garage wall. I have noticed some lovely climbers with bright mauve / purple flowers and was wondering if anyone can help with the name of this particular climbing plant? Also, how do they look during Autumn/Winter? Any other recommendations for screening plants and climbers will be much appreciated. I live in Melbourne, Victoria. Thanks in advance.... |
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Perhaps the name of the purple vine is Petrea volubilis, aka Purple wreath
vine? I planted one just a week before Christmas and it is growing very quickly. I am in SE Qld. For picture do a Google Image search of Petrea volubilis. Regards, Sno "scott" wrote in message ... My next door neighbours have decided to extend upward and outward and has now built a monstrosity next door which overlook into my backyard. They have also built a new garage with tin roof and plain unpainted rendered walls. I know it would be impossible to plant anything that will successfully screen out a second storey (although I was thinking of maybe planting some pittosporum along the fence to provide some privacy). My main problem is that I have an open deck that accesses to my garden, which now looks straight into their garage. I was thinking of using a trellis and growing some climbing plants to hide next door's plain unpainted rendered garage wall. I have noticed some lovely climbers with bright mauve / purple flowers and was wondering if anyone can help with the name of this particular climbing plant? Also, how do they look during Autumn/Winter? Any other recommendations for screening plants and climbers will be much appreciated. I live in Melbourne, Victoria. Thanks in advance.... |
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scott wrote: I know it would be impossible to plant anything that will successfully screen out a second storey The suggestion I have seen is to screen where you need screening. So if you can sit on your porch and see a big window, just plant something between you and the window The height of the plant you need will be less than the height of a second-storey window. Obscured windows aren't worth worrying about, of course. (although I was thinking of maybe planting some pittosporum along the fence to provide some privacy). Thought it was considered weedy in your state? Check that the spread of the pittosporum is what you want. Last week I was at a family gathering. Seven of us sat at a table under the canopy of a mature pittosporum, and we were all in shade -- I estimate a spread of 6-8m for that one. Something more columnar might be better. Try to solve more than one problem with this planting, too. Is your garden dull at a particular time of year? What suits your style? What would look restful or beautiful? My main problem is that I have an open deck that accesses to my garden, which now looks straight into their garage. I was thinking of using a trellis and growing some climbing plants to hide next door's plain unpainted rendered garage wall. I presume it's grey cement? On this neutral background something with dark leaves would look good. Match the trellis materials to your deck materials. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Jeez; if only those Ancient Greek storytellers had known about the astonishing creature that is the *Usenet hydra*: you cut off one head, and *a stupider one* grows back..." -- MJ, cam.misc |
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It's my experience (NSW) that any one who wishes to extend in the way
you describe must get heighbours opinions (in writting) before they go to council for approval. China Wingham NSW |
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scott writes:
trellis and growing some climbing plants to hide next door's plain unpainted rendered garage wall. I have noticed some lovely climbers with bright mauve / purple flowers and was wondering if anyone can help with the name of this particular climbing plant? Also, how do they look during Autumn/Winter? Wouldn't be the shudder Morning Glory, by any chance? I think hybrids of the Morning Glory are available, these don't seed and do come in different shades of blue, so these may be a goer. But the feral one gets to be a real pest. Whatever you decide on, will the attraction of bees to the flowers be a problem on your deck? (I have the feeling that Morning Glory do not attract bees, incidently.) -- John Savage (news address invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup) |
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