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Plant suggestion anyone?
I need somthing to form somewhat of a hedge row along side of my hose.
We had red tip photinias before but I yanked them out for various reasons. 1. I don't want boxwoods or other similar shrubs...I'm looking for something with a little color. 2. Sage doesn't really turn me on...too common. 3. I want something with a maximum height of no more than 4 feet. 4. Drought tolerant is preferred. 5. Space gets intense direct early morning to early afternoon sun. 6. MUST be deer-PROOF..."resistant" doesn't seem to do the trick sometimes. Suggestions? |
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Plant suggestion anyone?
I'm assuming when you refer to sage you mean purple or silver sage. That
said, a couple of possibilities might include Salvia Greggii (which comes in many shades of pink, red, coral). Deer won't touch them, and they grow perhaps 2 feet high. Another possibility might be a landscape grass like miscanthus. Both of these plants meet all your requirements. If I used the landscape grass, I might alternate with dwarf crape myrtles for a bit more color and interest. I'd suggest red yucca, but deer eat the blossoms. "Miles" wrote in message om... I need somthing to form somewhat of a hedge row along side of my hose. We had red tip photinias before but I yanked them out for various reasons. 1. I don't want boxwoods or other similar shrubs...I'm looking for something with a little color. 2. Sage doesn't really turn me on...too common. 3. I want something with a maximum height of no more than 4 feet. 4. Drought tolerant is preferred. 5. Space gets intense direct early morning to early afternoon sun. 6. MUST be deer-PROOF..."resistant" doesn't seem to do the trick sometimes. Suggestions? |
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Plant suggestion anyone?
What about Indian Hawthornes? They can get four feet tall although it may take years. I don't know how deer resistant they are though. |
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Plant suggestion anyone?
Nandinas have a bit of color and depending on the year are mostly deer
resistant. If the deer didn't bother the Photinias then they probably wouldn't bother the Nadinias. Abelia might be another choice, comes in standard and dwarf sizes. The standard gets 4-5 feet with only an annual trimming, has a sweet smelling white flower during the warmer parts of the year, stays evergreen most of the time and the deer only occasionally take a bite of the new growth. If you plant them close together and prune 1/3 of the tallest canes out each spring, new growth will fill in at the lower levels and should give you a solid hedge. les" wrote in message om... I need somthing to form somewhat of a hedge row along side of my hose. We had red tip photinias before but I yanked them out for various reasons. 1. I don't want boxwoods or other similar shrubs...I'm looking for something with a little color. 2. Sage doesn't really turn me on...too common. 3. I want something with a maximum height of no more than 4 feet. 4. Drought tolerant is preferred. 5. Space gets intense direct early morning to early afternoon sun. 6. MUST be deer-PROOF..."resistant" doesn't seem to do the trick sometimes. Suggestions? |
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Plant suggestion anyone?
Nandinas have a bit of color and depending on the year are mostly deer
resistant. If the deer didn't bother the Photinias then they probably wouldn't bother the Nadinias. Abelia might be another choice, comes in standard and dwarf sizes. The standard gets 4-5 feet with only an annual trimming, has a sweet smelling white flower during the warmer parts of the year, stays evergreen most of the time and the deer only occasionally take a bite of the new growth. If you plant them close together and prune 1/3 of the tallest canes out each spring, new growth will fill in at the lower levels and should give you a solid hedge. les" wrote in message om... I need somthing to form somewhat of a hedge row along side of my hose. We had red tip photinias before but I yanked them out for various reasons. 1. I don't want boxwoods or other similar shrubs...I'm looking for something with a little color. 2. Sage doesn't really turn me on...too common. 3. I want something with a maximum height of no more than 4 feet. 4. Drought tolerant is preferred. 5. Space gets intense direct early morning to early afternoon sun. 6. MUST be deer-PROOF..."resistant" doesn't seem to do the trick sometimes. Suggestions? |
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Plant suggestion anyone?
I'm not sure I understand this logic. If the deer didn't bother the photinia
they won't bother the nandinas? What is this conclusion based on? Nandina should be against the law in Texas. They are on the DO NOT PLANT list, put out by the Grow Green Program in Austin. They are an invasive, introduction which is harming the flora and fauna in the wild, particularly near creeks and rivers. On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 01:27:46 GMT, "Red" opined: Nandinas have a bit of color and depending on the year are mostly deer resistant. If the deer didn't bother the Photinias then they probably wouldn't bother the Nadinias. Abelia might be another choice, comes in standard and dwarf sizes. The standard gets 4-5 feet with only an annual trimming, has a sweet smelling white flower during the warmer parts of the year, stays evergreen most of the time and the deer only occasionally take a bite of the new growth. If you plant them close together and prune 1/3 of the tallest canes out each spring, new growth will fill in at the lower levels and should give you a solid hedge. les" wrote in message . com... I need somthing to form somewhat of a hedge row along side of my hose. We had red tip photinias before but I yanked them out for various reasons. 1. I don't want boxwoods or other similar shrubs...I'm looking for something with a little color. 2. Sage doesn't really turn me on...too common. 3. I want something with a maximum height of no more than 4 feet. 4. Drought tolerant is preferred. 5. Space gets intense direct early morning to early afternoon sun. 6. MUST be deer-PROOF..."resistant" doesn't seem to do the trick sometimes. Suggestions? |
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Plant suggestion anyone?
Nandinas have a bit of color and depending on the year are mostly deer
resistant. If the deer didn't bother the Photinias then they probably wouldn't bother the Nadinias. Abelia might be another choice, comes in standard and dwarf sizes. The standard gets 4-5 feet with only an annual trimming, has a sweet smelling white flower during the warmer parts of the year, stays evergreen most of the time and the deer only occasionally take a bite of the new growth. If you plant them close together and prune 1/3 of the tallest canes out each spring, new growth will fill in at the lower levels and should give you a solid hedge. les" wrote in message om... I need somthing to form somewhat of a hedge row along side of my hose. We had red tip photinias before but I yanked them out for various reasons. 1. I don't want boxwoods or other similar shrubs...I'm looking for something with a little color. 2. Sage doesn't really turn me on...too common. 3. I want something with a maximum height of no more than 4 feet. 4. Drought tolerant is preferred. 5. Space gets intense direct early morning to early afternoon sun. 6. MUST be deer-PROOF..."resistant" doesn't seem to do the trick sometimes. Suggestions? |
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Plant suggestion anyone?
Nandinas have a bit of color and depending on the year are mostly deer
resistant. If the deer didn't bother the Photinias then they probably wouldn't bother the Nadinias. Abelia might be another choice, comes in standard and dwarf sizes. The standard gets 4-5 feet with only an annual trimming, has a sweet smelling white flower during the warmer parts of the year, stays evergreen most of the time and the deer only occasionally take a bite of the new growth. If you plant them close together and prune 1/3 of the tallest canes out each spring, new growth will fill in at the lower levels and should give you a solid hedge. les" wrote in message om... I need somthing to form somewhat of a hedge row along side of my hose. We had red tip photinias before but I yanked them out for various reasons. 1. I don't want boxwoods or other similar shrubs...I'm looking for something with a little color. 2. Sage doesn't really turn me on...too common. 3. I want something with a maximum height of no more than 4 feet. 4. Drought tolerant is preferred. 5. Space gets intense direct early morning to early afternoon sun. 6. MUST be deer-PROOF..."resistant" doesn't seem to do the trick sometimes. Suggestions? |
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Plant suggestion anyone?
I'm not sure I understand this logic. If the deer didn't bother the photinia
they won't bother the nandinas? What is this conclusion based on? Nandina should be against the law in Texas. They are on the DO NOT PLANT list, put out by the Grow Green Program in Austin. They are an invasive, introduction which is harming the flora and fauna in the wild, particularly near creeks and rivers. On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 01:27:46 GMT, "Red" opined: Nandinas have a bit of color and depending on the year are mostly deer resistant. If the deer didn't bother the Photinias then they probably wouldn't bother the Nadinias. Abelia might be another choice, comes in standard and dwarf sizes. The standard gets 4-5 feet with only an annual trimming, has a sweet smelling white flower during the warmer parts of the year, stays evergreen most of the time and the deer only occasionally take a bite of the new growth. If you plant them close together and prune 1/3 of the tallest canes out each spring, new growth will fill in at the lower levels and should give you a solid hedge. les" wrote in message . com... I need somthing to form somewhat of a hedge row along side of my hose. We had red tip photinias before but I yanked them out for various reasons. 1. I don't want boxwoods or other similar shrubs...I'm looking for something with a little color. 2. Sage doesn't really turn me on...too common. 3. I want something with a maximum height of no more than 4 feet. 4. Drought tolerant is preferred. 5. Space gets intense direct early morning to early afternoon sun. 6. MUST be deer-PROOF..."resistant" doesn't seem to do the trick sometimes. Suggestions? |
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Plant suggestion anyone?
I'm not sure I understand this logic. If the deer didn't bother the photinia
they won't bother the nandinas? What is this conclusion based on? Nandina should be against the law in Texas. They are on the DO NOT PLANT list, put out by the Grow Green Program in Austin. They are an invasive, introduction which is harming the flora and fauna in the wild, particularly near creeks and rivers. On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 01:27:46 GMT, "Red" opined: Nandinas have a bit of color and depending on the year are mostly deer resistant. If the deer didn't bother the Photinias then they probably wouldn't bother the Nadinias. Abelia might be another choice, comes in standard and dwarf sizes. The standard gets 4-5 feet with only an annual trimming, has a sweet smelling white flower during the warmer parts of the year, stays evergreen most of the time and the deer only occasionally take a bite of the new growth. If you plant them close together and prune 1/3 of the tallest canes out each spring, new growth will fill in at the lower levels and should give you a solid hedge. les" wrote in message . com... I need somthing to form somewhat of a hedge row along side of my hose. We had red tip photinias before but I yanked them out for various reasons. 1. I don't want boxwoods or other similar shrubs...I'm looking for something with a little color. 2. Sage doesn't really turn me on...too common. 3. I want something with a maximum height of no more than 4 feet. 4. Drought tolerant is preferred. 5. Space gets intense direct early morning to early afternoon sun. 6. MUST be deer-PROOF..."resistant" doesn't seem to do the trick sometimes. Suggestions? |
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Plant suggestion anyone?
I'm not sure I understand this logic. If the deer didn't bother the photinia
they won't bother the nandinas? What is this conclusion based on? Nandina should be against the law in Texas. They are on the DO NOT PLANT list, put out by the Grow Green Program in Austin. They are an invasive, introduction which is harming the flora and fauna in the wild, particularly near creeks and rivers. On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 01:27:46 GMT, "Red" opined: Nandinas have a bit of color and depending on the year are mostly deer resistant. If the deer didn't bother the Photinias then they probably wouldn't bother the Nadinias. Abelia might be another choice, comes in standard and dwarf sizes. The standard gets 4-5 feet with only an annual trimming, has a sweet smelling white flower during the warmer parts of the year, stays evergreen most of the time and the deer only occasionally take a bite of the new growth. If you plant them close together and prune 1/3 of the tallest canes out each spring, new growth will fill in at the lower levels and should give you a solid hedge. les" wrote in message . com... I need somthing to form somewhat of a hedge row along side of my hose. We had red tip photinias before but I yanked them out for various reasons. 1. I don't want boxwoods or other similar shrubs...I'm looking for something with a little color. 2. Sage doesn't really turn me on...too common. 3. I want something with a maximum height of no more than 4 feet. 4. Drought tolerant is preferred. 5. Space gets intense direct early morning to early afternoon sun. 6. MUST be deer-PROOF..."resistant" doesn't seem to do the trick sometimes. Suggestions? |
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Plant suggestion anyone?
I'm not sure I understand this logic. If the deer didn't bother the photinia
they won't bother the nandinas? What is this conclusion based on? Nandina should be against the law in Texas. They are on the DO NOT PLANT list, put out by the Grow Green Program in Austin. They are an invasive, introduction which is harming the flora and fauna in the wild, particularly near creeks and rivers. On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 01:27:46 GMT, "Red" opined: Nandinas have a bit of color and depending on the year are mostly deer resistant. If the deer didn't bother the Photinias then they probably wouldn't bother the Nadinias. Abelia might be another choice, comes in standard and dwarf sizes. The standard gets 4-5 feet with only an annual trimming, has a sweet smelling white flower during the warmer parts of the year, stays evergreen most of the time and the deer only occasionally take a bite of the new growth. If you plant them close together and prune 1/3 of the tallest canes out each spring, new growth will fill in at the lower levels and should give you a solid hedge. les" wrote in message . com... I need somthing to form somewhat of a hedge row along side of my hose. We had red tip photinias before but I yanked them out for various reasons. 1. I don't want boxwoods or other similar shrubs...I'm looking for something with a little color. 2. Sage doesn't really turn me on...too common. 3. I want something with a maximum height of no more than 4 feet. 4. Drought tolerant is preferred. 5. Space gets intense direct early morning to early afternoon sun. 6. MUST be deer-PROOF..."resistant" doesn't seem to do the trick sometimes. Suggestions? |
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Plant suggestion anyone?
Here is a partial list of deer-proof plants from the Austin Native Plant
Society of exas website: http://www.npsot.org/plant_lists/deer_resistant.html JK -- = Celestial Habitats by J. Kolenovsky 2003 Honorable Mention Award, Keep Houston Beautiful =F4=BF=F4 - http://www.celestialhabitats.com - business =F4=BF=F4 - http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden/personal.html - personal |
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Plant suggestion anyone?
Japanese Ligustrums.
"Miles" wrote in message om... I need somthing to form somewhat of a hedge row along side of my hose. We had red tip photinias before but I yanked them out for various reasons. 1. I don't want boxwoods or other similar shrubs...I'm looking for something with a little color. 2. Sage doesn't really turn me on...too common. 3. I want something with a maximum height of no more than 4 feet. 4. Drought tolerant is preferred. 5. Space gets intense direct early morning to early afternoon sun. 6. MUST be deer-PROOF..."resistant" doesn't seem to do the trick sometimes. Suggestions? |
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Plant suggestion anyone?
Japanese Ligustrums.
"Miles" wrote in message om... I need somthing to form somewhat of a hedge row along side of my hose. We had red tip photinias before but I yanked them out for various reasons. 1. I don't want boxwoods or other similar shrubs...I'm looking for something with a little color. 2. Sage doesn't really turn me on...too common. 3. I want something with a maximum height of no more than 4 feet. 4. Drought tolerant is preferred. 5. Space gets intense direct early morning to early afternoon sun. 6. MUST be deer-PROOF..."resistant" doesn't seem to do the trick sometimes. Suggestions? |
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