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| Hello,
I have a 50' length of lawn across the front of our home, and I would like to make an informal border of mixed shrubs, to define our lawn space from the road. I plan to add in flowers, later on and make a really nice mixed border, but I want to start with some shrubs, just to get a "line" started. There is a town border marker on our property 9 feet in from the curb (no sidewalk), so I was thinking to plant my shrubs there (9 ft in from the roadside). Nothing that gets really tall, but can be maintained at 3' - 5'. I don't mind pruning. The area is full sun. Facing east. The north side has nothing there at the moment because my neighbor just cut down all her forsythias. I already have two Berberis "Rosy Glow". I was thinking of mixing in some evergreen choices with them. I saw some blue prince/princess hollies and Green Mountain boxwoods at a nursery. Would these be good choices ? I was worried about snow from plows and winter wind. I don't want my investment to die over winter. I also don't want to have to wrap burlap around anything because I'd rather plant something that can stand the elements. I was just wondering if these are poor choices to be avoided. Thank you in advance. sakura28 |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 14, 09 at 14:04
| do they plow and throw snow.. or do they use salt???? if either.. you may want to ID how far back from the road.. all that happens.. and plant there ... in my rural area... you better be 10 to 20 feet back if you are on a main road... or everything will be crushed by snow removal ... in suburban areas .. much closer ... since the plows cant go as fast ... in other words.. how secure on that 9 foot spacing from the road ???? and keep in mind.. near your driveway ... to leave enough clearance to see both ways down the road .. what are supposed to be low or small shrubs.. have a way of getting way bigger than you want.... or you spend half the summer pruning them all ... over and over again .... good luck ken |
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| I don't know if there's any salt. I just see the snow being thrown from the plows and piling up, and there is a lot of sand that I have to rake/sweep off the lawn by the road in spring. I didn't think about the view from the driveway when backing out - thank you for pointing that out. I will keep that in mind and adjust my ideas and plan accordingly. Maybe I will watch how the snow falls this winter and plan to plant in spring. Thank you. |
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