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This picture was taken last spring  I decided this year to "pretty it up". I just ordered some plants, butterfly bushes, 4 of them. I plan to get 4-5 arborvitae to intersperse between the butterfly bushes. Once they grow a little I thing it should look pretty good. I'm open to ideas as to what else to add as it is a BIG space. |
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| How about some kind of creeper to grow on the wall. Euyonomus, or a pretty flowering trumpet vine. Lisa and Frankie |
| Thinking about the textures of the arborvitae and butterfly bushes.......you need some heavier leaf plants in the front. It could be a small broadleaf evergreen that would carry color into the winter. Or it could be a larger leaf perennial. Personally I'm not keen on alternating plants. I prefer a more "random" approach remember to balance the visual weights. For example if you had the arborvitae on the left side, you could put a smaller ornamental tree to the far right with the butterflies in the middle. OF COURSE I have no clue on lenghth, depth and overhanging shade. Then in front I'd have a smaller broadleaf evergreen to carry the winter interest and perennails "scattered" about. If you want to do the alternating, then you can "mix it up" a bit in front with offset plantings. I'd be hesitant to put a climber on the wall with the lattice up top. You don't want your plants tearing it down. sheepieboss |
| if you did a creeping flowering vine, I'd recommend and annual. Something that dies at the end of each year shouldn't be strong enough to cause any permanent damage to the wall. Plus, you can mix it up; get something different each year if you like. My grandmother grew sweet peas down one side of her yard on a wall, and it was so pretty! |
| A couple or three favorite trees spread out and make a bed that isn't straight but that juts out around the trees? Being in cold temperatures I love the holly trees because they are beautiful but also green all year round and my dogs don't like going near their leaves. In a couple of years the trees will spread out and up giving height to your other plantings. Butterfly bushes are bare in the winter months and even in NC they don't always come back. We had a rough winter this year and so many haven't come back. |
| you could put an arbor type material against it and train roses to grow up it! It won't be a fast pay off, but in a few years it will probably look AMAZING. |
Darth Snuggle wrote: you could put an arbor type material against it and train roses to grow up it! It won't be a fast pay off, but in a few years it will probably look AMAZING. We think alike. I told Dh I want some kind of structure back there and I have some climbing roses that I want to transplant to that area. |
| how about a climbing hydrangea. I put one in a year ago and it had doubled in size already. My sisters which is 5 years old has climbed over 8 feet tall and they will go as wide as you let them. They are very easy to train and have great flowers and pretty leaves. Not overly aggressive either. |
| Be careful of hydrangea if your dogs have access to that part of your yard. I was so bummed when I realized that I couldn't put that in my backyard. How much sun does that area get? And how far out are you planting? I just spent days carving out a flower bed in my front yard and it's looking pretty sharp so far. Are you looking to attract butterflies and hummingbirds? Butterfly bushes are great for a background plant, but you may want to add some plants to the middle and front of your arrangement to give it a more polished look. You can use delphinium for the front, maybe some black-eyed susans in the middle. Coreopsis is great in the middle as well, or some butterfly pin cushions. Once you have some perennials, you could add some fun colors in annuals, like coleus, begonias, pansies, etc. |
Lots of Autumn leaves that the dogs bring in on there coats.   |
| Clematis of various types, Honeysuckles various, if your hounds don't chomp plants throw up some sweetpeas for instant rapid first year cover, how about training some fruit shrubs along it pretty and edible! |
We have clematis that spans an area similar to this. Gorgeous! With the right amount of care, it would creep and vine quickly. I am an ivy lover--- might not be the best for the structure of the fence, but I love the look  |
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