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Fri, Jun 25, 10 at 11:35
| My husband and I want to plant a privacy hedge along one side of our property. The area is mostly full sun in the AM but becomes shaded in the afternoon/evening...it is unevenly shaded along the length of the yard, towards the road gets much more sun. This is also a very low area that is generally moist and occasionally floods (there is a stream). Are their any evergreen privacy type hedges that will work well in this area?...I'd prefer something variegated, but its not necessary. I am not a huge fan of conifer type hedges. It would also be best if its something fairly low maintenance.
I'm interested in some of the laurels....I like the large leaves....would any of them do well in this location? |
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| Any limitations imposed by the dampness will be your main filter, there may not be many evergreen shrubs for your climate that will grow in that soil. If you can get by without the evergreen characteristic one of the variegated forms of redtwig dogwood would take the soil and the light exposure. |
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| There aren't any evergreen shrubs that are ok in damp soil???....The ground isn't soggy or anything...but I assume its pretty damp since its so close to the ground water level....it doesn't flood often but will 2 or 3 times a year if we get really really heavy rains. |
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| 'Assuming' that your soil is soggy isn't good enough. It's really important, in terms of the long term success of your plantings, that you know as much about the planting site as possible. You need to dig around in there and find out what the real situation is. I strongly suggest that you do some soil drainage tests before looking for your plants. If the area to be planted is fairly big, do several. Soil can change rapidly from one location to another. Do a google on soil drainage testing. You'll find that there are a zillion different ways to get it done. But don't skip this task; you'll be one step ahead of the game if you know for certain how your soil is likely to perform. |
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