Landscaping advice (by Wilma [PA]) Mar 19, 2018 10:24 AM
Landscaping advice (by NE [PA]) Mar 19, 2018 10:46 AM
Landscaping advice (by Landlord ofthe Flies [TX]) Mar 19, 2018 10:55 AM
Landscaping advice (by plenty [MO]) Mar 19, 2018 11:44 AM
Landscaping advice (by cjo'h [CT]) Mar 19, 2018 12:17 PM
Landscaping advice (by BRAD 20,000 [IN]) Mar 19, 2018 12:48 PM
Landscaping advice (by Rick [IN]) Mar 19, 2018 1:42 PM
Landscaping advice (by AllyM [NJ]) Mar 19, 2018 2:18 PM
Landscaping advice (by Vee [OH]) Mar 20, 2018 4:22 AM
Landscaping advice (by Wilma [PA]) Mar 20, 2018 11:26 AM
Landscaping advice (by Vee [OH]) Mar 20, 2018 5:58 PM
Landscaping advice (by JW [WI]) Apr 13, 2018 5:55 PM
Landscaping advice (by Wilma [PA]) Posted on: Mar 19, 2018 10:24 AM Message:
We have a sfh on a corner lot. We have to pull down what evergreens are left after a n'oreaster last month knocked over five which line the side road. The nice evergreen screen that tenants had from the road for the back yard is now gone.
I need some advice as to what to do with that side road area.
A. Replace with some semi-dwarf, salt-resistant shrubs to reestablish a privacy screen, which would also be easier to keep under control than an evergreen tree?
B. Or say the "it's a rental" and create more lawn? (There is a low, full Japanese Maple in the yard that provides some privacy, but not much.)
I kind of like the last, because once the lawn is established, I would not have much maintenance, other than my 2 or 3 lawn treatments per year - it would add maybe 300 s.f. to that expense, which isn't much, as we do that ourselves.
Thanks! --71.175.xxx.xx |
Landscaping advice (by NE [PA]) Posted on: Mar 19, 2018 10:46 AM Message:
Grass seed. --174.201.xx.xxx |
Landscaping advice (by Landlord ofthe Flies [TX]) Posted on: Mar 19, 2018 10:55 AM Message:
What about a partial fence along that area? No maintenance. --108.69.xxx.xxx |
Landscaping advice (by plenty [MO]) Posted on: Mar 19, 2018 11:44 AM Message:
#b
Grass.
I do like the fence idea. --99.203.xx.xxx |
Landscaping advice (by cjo'h [CT]) Posted on: Mar 19, 2018 12:17 PM Message:
Wilma, I like your idea of the dwarf Evergreens,I know its more work,but even so.............charlie....................................mmm.................. --174.199.x.xxx |
Landscaping advice (by BRAD 20,000 [IN]) Posted on: Mar 19, 2018 12:48 PM Message:
Wilma,
Does the yard need some extra space? Too small now?
I do like the idea of a visual barrier between the house and the road. Prospects like privacy.
Fence? Me? No. Fences must be maintained, painted, they rot, get blown over...If a storm would blow over a tree I cannot imagine any privacy fence that would stay standing, only an open fence but then you don't gain any privacy.
Trees are sturdier and require very little attention.
I like evergreens because they look good year round.
Consider arborvitae - tall, narrow, flexible, no trimming, inexpensive when small and they grow FAST. You can top them off to keep them from becoming too tall.
Glad to hear you are OK!
BRAD --68.51.xx.xxx |
Landscaping advice (by Rick [IN]) Posted on: Mar 19, 2018 1:42 PM Message:
A few ideas.
1. Putting green; plant grass, dig a little hole, put up a
flag on a tall pole with your company name and phone
number in the hole and then up the rent for the amenity.
2. This next one will take some work, but put in a miniature golf course. Put your rental name and number on the walls, clubs, balls, etc. Again, charge more rent for the new amenity.
3. Horseshoe pits with the backstops printed with, you guessed it, your rental name and phone number. As a bonus you can show a prospective applicant how tenants are chosen.
4. Put some low walls, 6" high drainage pipes in the yard, and find a radio-controlled rabbit and call it a miniature dachshund training course.
Good luck :) --72.173.xx.xxx |
Landscaping advice (by AllyM [NJ]) Posted on: Mar 19, 2018 2:18 PM Message:
Yes I lost one of those that formed a screen from an ugly aggressive neighbor along the property line that I had surveyed. Here we can't have a fence higher than four ft from the wall of the house to the street. The evergreens are now 15 feet high but this last one by the sidewalk was not shielded from the north east wind and took all the blowing snow. Three others are still standing. How about an attractive fence? You don't need to do the length of the yard and you can end it in a tapering fence piece that would be shaped like a triangle. You can use picket and grow some vines on it and ivy will grow on it also. Honeysuckle stays green in winter and would be a fast grower. You are providing a frame for it to grow on and immediately solveing the problem with the view. I have red stick dogwood where mine came down which is a little bush and there is also a rosebush that now has more room to grow. Your local nursery can show you some roses which grow fast and will survive your winter. Evergreens take a long time to grow so I would get a decorative fence there. --69.141.xxx.xxx |
Landscaping advice (by Vee [OH]) Posted on: Mar 20, 2018 4:22 AM Message:
Can you recover the evergreens? They make privacy but need to be topped to prevent this, I remember when you posted having some trouble but the weather was just hours away and you would not be able to remove the upper 1/3 of them. --76.188.xxx.xx |
Landscaping advice (by Wilma [PA]) Posted on: Mar 20, 2018 11:26 AM Message:
What Brad said about tenants valuing privacy is quite true - that has always been the appeal of the evergreen screen for this property. (No, the standing ones can't be simply topped - the bottom branches are nearly gone due to light competition from other neighbors' trees.)
I actually was considering the partial fence, but trimming around it and maintaining it does not appeal to us. We do have a college in the area with a landscaping major. A friend who works there said that the students must do independent design and installation work - we'd pick up the cost of materials and pay them a modest amount to do the design and installation.
Might be a winner! Thanks, all. --71.175.xxx.xx |
Landscaping advice (by Vee [OH]) Posted on: Mar 20, 2018 5:58 PM Message:
Wilma getting the help of some younger helpers is always a good idea, the last year I have been using some good helpers from a high school baseball team, older brothers helped on Sat to rake out under shrubbery while others picked up a 9x12 tarp heaping with sticks after cleaning out a garage at another one , younger ankles and elbows - they get to chit chat a little outside of school and then they choose someplace I take them all to eat, anytime you need help Mr V you call my mom and leave a msg. cause I have a little brother who can help also. --76.188.xxx.xx |
Landscaping advice (by JW [WI]) Posted on: Apr 13, 2018 5:55 PM Message:
Consider planting native plants, grasses, shrubs and trees. The DCNR on PA dot gov has a web page called Landscaping with Native Plants. Here they have a list of native plant species and some reasons to choose native like low maintenance, biodiversity, etc.
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