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Landscaping Along a Fence - What Ya Got?!

10K views 12 replies 6 participants last post by  ddy32  
#1 ·
Hey guys! When I moved into my home a couple years ago I put in a 6' privacy fence around the back yard for the dog and because my yard backs of to others. It is kind of a pain to mow right up against the fence, it tends to stay wetter near the fence, it looks "cold" and barren...and the irrigation hits it. So, I would like to do some beds up against the fence and add a little something more interesting inside the fence line.

If you have pics or ideas that may help me sell this project to the wife and give me ideas it would be greatly appreciated. Show off what you have! I'm very open to trees, bushes, flowers, water features, rock beds and so on...
 
#3 ·
I literally have no fences. But if I did I think I'd put a sidewalk around the perimeter. I used to have bushes hugging the house and last year got tired of the upkeep, ripped em all out and had a sidewalk put in that surrounds the entire building. Makes for a nice clean grass line and mowing is super easy. If you're into the upkeep some regularly trimmed shrubs can look awesome tho.

Example pic, not mine.
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#5 ·
OnyxsLawn said:
Here's what I've been working on. Mostly perennials- Rose of Sharon, Knockout Rose, Clematis, Lupine, Hydrangea, and a variety of bulbs plus some annuals -petunias and geraniums all planted this spring.




I was thinking of doing something very similar, but the cost has the wife a little worked up... several hundred feet of landscaping isn't going to be cheap. Looks good.
 
#13 ·
Ja mam totalny miks. Irga, dwa orliki, pęcherznica bordowa, trzmielina na pniu - pod nią jodła bagienna, trzmielina oskrzydlona, perukowiec jasny, dwie budleje, oliwnik, róża, tuja whipcord, hibiskus, brzoza, pereowskia. Pod roślinami mam niskie kwiatki, rośliny zadarniające. Zmieśliłam jeszcze jeżówki. Drugi płot to głównie róże, hortensje, świdośliwa, wiśnia royal burgundy, wiśnia kanzan, perukowiec bordowy, judaszowiec merlot, miskant memory. Trzeci płot to szpaler malin Można też wziąć pod uwagę borówkę amerykańska Sadzonki borówki amerykańskiej, sprawdź cenę krzewu borówki . Może coś wybierzesz z tych roślin do siebie.