Landscaping for Privacy: Innovative Ways to Turn Your Outdoor Space into a Peaceful Retreat by Marty Wingate

Author:Marty Wingate [Wingate, Marty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2012-03-22T07:00:00+00:00

The addition of a lattice and plants at the corner of a property screens the view of the busy street.

Vines will also cover an unsightly wall surface. Some vines are self-attaching and can adhere to a vertical surface, such as creeping fig (Ficus pumila), Boston ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata), and silvervein creeper vine (P. henryana). Climbing hydrangea, Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris, grows short roots that cling to surfaces. Other vines need support, such as twining plants. If you are using vines or plants to cover a brick wall, attach wires or other support structures using masonry nails. For a wood structure, install eye-bolts and wires for support.

In cool or cold-winter regions, take advantage of the extra warmth and reflected light of a wall surface and plant a shrub or vine that is considered marginally hardy in your zone. For example, many California lilac (Ceanothus) selections, hardy to Zone 8, can be grown against a protected wall in Zone 7. A flowering maple, such as Abutilon vitifolium, hardy to Zone 10, could be planted next to a sunny wall in the maritime Pacific Northwest, Zones 8–9, with protection. Citrus, hardy in southern coastal and inland regions of the United States, can be planted against a sun-facing wall; although the plants will suffer damage in particularly cold winters, they offer the possibility of fresh-squeezed orange juice. On the other hand, be careful that plants do not can bake in too much heat when planted against a sun-reflecting wall.

In cold-weather regions, a protected, warm area may become a problem in itself. When temperatures are below freezing, hardy woody plants slow down their physiological processes; when sunlight hits the bark or stem of the plant, it can warm the tissue enough so that it expands, only to freeze again at nightfall. This can cause sunscald—dieback—and can damage foliage as well.

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