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| Maybe I should have posted this here instead of in Texas Gardening. We are in DFW if anyone has any suggestions: |
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| WOW that is REALLY narrow... I would stick to perennials. Anything bigger is asking for trouble IMHO |
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| Hmm, well the side yard is 7.5 feet wide. I thought that would be more than enough room for something small? |
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| My side yard is 8 feet wide. The previous owner planted roses down the fence line. I keep the roses trimed back but no matter what that side yard felt just wide enough to walk down. I finaly got tired of getting hooked, and scratched walking by, so I pulled them out. Now my 8 feet feels much more like 8 feet. I dont care for roses and always kept them pruned way back. So what im saying is any thing that grows big is going to really cramp the side yard. If you could get permission to plant on top of the wall, that could work, and have some interesting possibilitys. If like me you get an idea and try it regardless of good advice don't plant roses. Go for things that are going to be soft/pliable. As there is a good chance you will be rubbing against it when ever you walk by. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sun, Sep 2, 12 at 8:53
| i would not call that a 'yard' .. i would call that utility access ... and if i understand the map.. this connect one driveway with another from the alley ??? why is/are the a/c on the sidewalk ... is that permanent??? i dont understand this part: The wall is on our property but the top of the wall is our neighbors i see some patio stone.. to go around the a/c?? ,,, is the rest of the walkway poured.. or is that also block that can be moved??? thinking outside the box.. if possible.. you could make a much wider usable bed.. if the walkway was moved to the house.. to to the wall ... arbors.. strategically placed.. can aid as exterior window covering ... i am not TX expert.. but morning glory.. clematis.. autumn flower clematis [better be a stout arbor.. lol ..] ... all could be trained to provide a vertical screen.. with little or no footprint ... frankly.. i can think of no 'tree' that would work ... as i do not like planting things that i have to trim.. 2 or 3 times per year ... ken |
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- Posted by alexander3 6 Pennsylvania (My Page) on Sun, Sep 2, 12 at 9:35
| If you're up for the regular maintenance, you could have some espaliered fruit trees there. Persimmon or pear would be my choice. Alex |
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