Back Fence Screening Ideas
Looking for suggestions and advice for screening along the fence between our pool/backyard and the park next door. Preferably something other than bamboo as we’ve got that now, and something that grows at least 3 metres to provide privacy from the park and street. As you can see, our existing bamboo is currently neglected (never really recovered from Sydney bushfire season), and needs replacing. Also, we found bamboo drops too many leaves into the pool during summer. Other considerations are the plants must be in pots as there is no room for garden bed. Current pots about 40cm wide. We need room so you can move around the pool. Thanks in advance.
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Kate
2 years agoKath J
2 years agobigreader
2 years agobigreader
2 years agoKath J
2 years ago
Julie Herbert
2 years agoAgree that larger pots will give you the desired outlook you are after, you could try waterhousia‘weeping Lilly pilly’, viburnum’emerald lustre’, golden cane palm, rhapis palm are great fence coverings.
Julie Herbert
2 years agoLarge planters in concrete, aluminium or fibreglass would look fabulous, agree about bamboo, can be hugely messy.
Kath J
2 years ago
C P
2 years agoJulie Herbert
2 years agoTry Temple and Webster, gardens on line, try garden centres, pots n pots even Bunnings.
Kath J
2 years ago
bigreader