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Opinions Please: Forsythias & Burning Bushes
I just bought a house and I am starting to do its landscaping. This
is my first house and I am very new to this. Please excuse me if this seems like a basic question. In my backyard I have a hill. There is a house built on the hill and I want to plant some shrubby that will give me some privacy (and color). I am thinking about planting 7 forsythias and 3 burning bushing (in front of the forsythias). I am planning on planting the forsythias about 5-6 feet from my property line and bout 5 feet apart. I am also thinking I will plant the burning bushes about 6-7 feet in front of the forsythias. What do you guys think? Do you think the bushes will look good together and do you think I have them spaced correctly? Thanks, Nate |
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Thanks for the tip. Any opinion on the spacing?
Nate |
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Thanks for your feedback. I believe I am in zone 6 (SE Michigan). I
am new to this stuff, but I looked it up he http://www.arborday.org/trees/whatzone.cfm This is what I want. I want something that will group 8-12 feet talk, is fast growing, adds color to my yard and will provide a lot of privacy during the summer. I do not really care about the winter. I am most interested in those wonderful summer cookouts! I do not really want to go with evergreens because that's what most of my neighbors have. We are not short on green here! I want to add something different and add colors. So, any other suggestions? I do not want to spend a lot of money and want to provide coverage for about 30 feet. Also, any opinions on my proposed spacing (see original posting)? I am planning on doing some of my planting this weekend. Thanks for the feedback! Nate |
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Opinions Please: Forsythias & Burning Bushes
do a double staggered row for increased bloom, forsythia (early bloom) in back,
spirea (mid season) in front and stick some Crepe Myrtle into the back row for continuous summer bloom http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/p...dem/Q820.shtml Ingrid (Nate Everden) wrote: Thanks for your feedback. I believe I am in zone 6 (SE Michigan). I am new to this stuff, but I looked it up he http://www.arborday.org/trees/whatzone.cfm This is what I want. I want something that will group 8-12 feet talk, is fast growing, adds color to my yard and will provide a lot of privacy during the summer. I do not really care about the winter. I am most interested in those wonderful summer cookouts! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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Opinions Please: Forsythias & Burning Bushes
Thanks for the ideas! I really like the idea of putting something
that blooms mid season in front. As I said before, I am very new to this stuff. When you say "spirea" do you mean this: http://springhillnursery.com/product.asp?pn=09829 If so, it seems like a perfect bush for me, except for two things. I would like it to be 1-2 feet taller and not yellow. I would like something that would stand out with the forsythias behind it. So, any suggestions on a bush that: • Blooms mid season. • does not have a lot of green or yellow in it • fast growing • cheap • 3-5 feet tall The size might not be a big deal. I am going to put it next to a burning bush (which I think gets 4-5 feet tall). Thanks, Nate |
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(Nate Everden) wrote: Thanks for the ideas! I really like the idea of putting something that blooms mid season in front. As I said before, I am very new to this stuff. When you say "spirea" do you mean this: http://springhillnursery.com/product.asp?pn=09829 Our spirea looks more like this in color http://www.veseys.com/store.cfm?product=2247 Ours is actually a little more red wine colored and I'm thinking it's around 3-4' tall, although I've never measured it. Different varieties are available with a wealth of colors and sizes. Ask your neighbors about this bush. In our neighborhood, many people have them & can either split them or give you one. |
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Opinions Please: Forsythias & Burning Bushes
Ok, this is what I think I am going to do:
Plant 7-8 forsythias 6 feet from my property line. Then plant 2 burning bush (dwarfs) and 2 red spireas 5 feet in front of the forsythias. Ill put the burning bushes on the ends and the spireas in the middle. What do you guys think? Thanks for everyone help! Nate |
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wrote: In article , (Nate Everden) wrote: Thanks for the ideas! I really like the idea of putting something that blooms mid season in front. As I said before, I am very new to this stuff. When you say "spirea" do you mean this: http://springhillnursery.com/product.asp?pn=09829 Our spirea looks more like this in color http://www.veseys.com/store.cfm?product=2247 There are many kinds of spirea. Here are three of mine: Spiraea cinerea "Grefsheim", Elf's Home Spirea: http://www.paghat.com/spiraea.html There are others similar to this, like "bridal wreath" spireas, very green, often fountaining, with small white flowers all along the branches instead of as coryms or lacecaps. Hardy as heck. Spiraea japonica "Bumalda" Bumalda Japanese Spirea: http://www.paghat.com/spiraeajaponica.html This one is very persistent in blooming & reblooming right into winter, but not all are quite so everblooming, or will rebloom only if you deadhead a lot. This is a basic garden-store variety of which there are a couple dozen cultivars very similar to it, some that are more unique including dwarf, or with flaming yellow & orange leaf colors in spring & in autumn, most mainly green-leafed but with bronzy or magenta autumn color, most with lacecaps of pink flowers. Some can be weedy & spread all over the neighborhood. Spiraea densiflora, Mountain Spirea aka Rosy Spirea: http://www.paghat.com/spiraeadensiflora.html THIS ONE'S MY FAVORITE BY FAR. There are similar ones like Douglas's Spirea. They're usually offered by native plant specialists rather than regular nurseries, they are not cultivars. A really nice large nursery may have them. Could add as a footnote, Sorbaria sorbifolia, Ash Leaf Spiraea aka Ural False Spiraea: http://www.paghat.com/sorbaria.html This suckers just awfully well & sends long thick underground stolons to some distance & pops up as a huge colony, & does so rapidly. This can be a nuisance or not, depending on if you want a colony or not, or can or can't stand to often have to dig out suckering plants. When in bloom (twice a year) it has a lot going for it, but it needs more care than real spireas, pruning, watering, watch it for blackspot. -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/ |
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Ok, now my next problem. I am going to check the local nuresies, but I
think I may not be able to find the type of spirea I want. Can anyone recommend a couple good online nurseries that would have a lot of different types of spireas? Thanks, Nate |
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"Nate Everden" wrote: Ok, now my next problem. I am going to check the local nuresies, but I think I may not be able to find the type of spirea I want. Can anyone recommend a couple good online nurseries that would have a lot of different types of spireas? Thanks, Nate Your nurseries will be able to special order for you and also may be able to guide you in the right direction for finding plants that will really be successful in your area. I really like talking to my neighbors about gardening because some of them are really masters. They have the experience I lack, they love educating me and they are completely familiar with the area. |
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How about some lilacs? They grow like weeds. Blue flowers. 2 weeks ago I
started 16 (actually 18, got 2 extra in one box) in pots which I bought bare-root at BJ's Wholesale club. They're growing already I think maybe I should've skipped the "Pot it up first until it's at leasdt 1-gallon nursery plant sized" step. You can trim these to form tree-shapes instead of lwetting it grow like a shrub, as well. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TAKETHISOUT budysbackagain(@)THAT TOO a-oh-ell dot com |
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Opinions Please: Forsythias & Burning Bushes
http://www.jungseed.com/cascade.cfm?...sub3=X&v ar=X
http://www.jungseed.com/ click on shrubs. that is actually where I got mine. Ingrid "Nate Everden" wrote: Ok, now my next problem. I am going to check the local nuresies, but I think I may not be able to find the type of spirea I want. Can anyone recommend a couple good online nurseries that would have a lot of different types of spireas? Thanks, Nate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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