SCREENING PLANT SUGGESTIONS TO CONCEAL UGLY FENCE? (forum)

Daniel12345 starts with ...
Gday, my wife and i live on a rather large block that backs onto bushland

Time: 3rd July 2015 10:02pm

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Carl76 says...
Could you stop shouting ?

Time: 3rd July 2015 10:11pm

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Daniel12345 says...
Gday Carl! next time ill whisper. hmm how do you do that? italics maybe?.. Any suggestions on screening plants? cheers.


Time: 3rd July 2015 10:22pm

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Tommoz says...
Carl was referring to the thread title being all in caps lock.

For your screening plants I'd suggest feijoa (pineapple guava), cherry of the rio grande, pitomba, pitanga or grumichama.

Time: 4th July 2015 1:11pm

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echinopora says...
I can second the pigeon pea, I have them as temporary windbreaks and they are quick, vigorous and hearty. Another option is east indian lemongrass. Sow it in a continuous trench 50cm out from the fence. I did this a year ago and it is now 1.8m tall and impenetrable physically and visually. It does not tolerate much shade though. I guess the first question should have been what are the planting conditions. Soil type, soil depth and moisture, aspect and shade?

Time: 5th July 2015 5:21am

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denise1 says...
There is a giant grass available in Australia called Miscanthus x giganteus which grows rapidly to around 4m but could probably be clipped to 3m or less. Going by the internet photos it keeps upright quite well. It has rhizomes but doesn't run. It is good and tidy for a good few years, and then require thinning out ready for more good years. It is a sterile hybrid so will not seed into the environment. I am not sure if is green all year. You probably would want to see them before deciding, to know what your in for but I would guess they are much easier to control than bamboo.

Time: 5th July 2015 6:49am

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phil@tyalgum says...
One plant I am growing here is the pigeon pea. I know they are mundane but planted in groups they grow to an even height and are a lovely shade of green with yellow and red pea flowers. I often think how effective they would be in front of an undesirable shed or fence with the dense but delicate foliage. Fast growing and attract heaps of birds, we have kept them as the king parrots seem to enjoy the unripe pods. And you can make dhal from them if you want to take it a step further.
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Time: 5th July 2015 3:37pm

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