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Angela.oneillwalkerAngela.oneillwalker Posts: 50
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what a lovely day 🌞 it’s been, shame I was working 😢. I need a bit of help please, I am looking for shrubs which are the longest flowering and dense so they can’t be seen through too much to hide fence. Thank you so much and I hope youve have had a wonderful spring day in your gardens xx 

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  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 11,943
    If the area is sunny, you could have a look at Escallonia, evergreen and Spring flowers. Don't know if it would be tall enough for what you might want though. 
  • Fire LilyFire Lily Posts: 296
    Why not plant bamboo and then climbing flowers like Lathyrus odoratus?
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    I have a hedge of escallonia the length of my property, between my house and next door.  We keep it cut to 6feet high.  There was also a bush of it opposite the front window, I had it removed because I'm nosy and it blocked my view of the street.  The top of it was level with the first floor windows.  I don't know how long it took to reach that size, as I've only been here 4 years and the neighbours a year longer.
  • Angela.oneillwalkerAngela.oneillwalker Posts: 50
    josusa47 said:
    I have a hedge of escallonia the length of my property, between my house and next door.  We keep it cut to 6feet high.  There was also a bush of it opposite the front window, I had it removed because I'm nosy and it blocked my view of the street.  The top of it was level with the first floor windows.  I don't know how long it took to reach that size, as I've only been here 4 years and the neighbours a year longer.
    😂😂😂 Im too tired to be nosy.  Thank you, I only need the shrubs to be 2-3 or 4ft high max at the most. The main thing is long flowering and dense. Have a lovely evening x
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 11,661
    Potentilla "Abbotswood" has lovely white flowers (it's the shrubby one so make sure you buy the right kind) flowers quite long for me. Hydrangeas are quite dense as well.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • FireFire Posts: 17,352
    Fuchsia shrub? Flowers all summer long.
  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,195
    edited April 2018
    Are you planning to put these in the ground or in planters? (thinking about your previous posts). It makes a huge difference. There are many good screening shrubs but many of them need to spread their roots.

    If planters, what size are they? (length, depth, height) What are you going to fill them with? Can you use trellis or other supports for climbers?

    We also need more information regarding sun / shade / type of soil / moisture retention etc to be able to give reliable advice.


    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • Angela.oneillwalkerAngela.oneillwalker Posts: 50
    Topbird said:
    Are you planning to put these in the ground or in planters? (thinking about your previous posts). It makes a huge difference. There are many good screening shrubs but many of them need to spread their roots.

    If planters, what size are they? (length, depth, height) What are you going to fill them with? Can you use trellis or other supports for climbers?

    We also need more information regarding sun / shade / type of soil / moisture retention etc to be able to give reliable advice.



    AnniD said:
    If the area is sunny, you could have a look at Escallonia, evergreen and Spring flowers. Don't know if it would be tall enough for what you might want though. 

    Fire Lily said:
    Why not plant bamboo and then climbing flowers like Lathyrus odoratus?
    Fire Lily said:
    Why not plant bamboo and then climbing flowers like Lathyrus odoratus?
    Fire Lily said:
    Why not plant bamboo and then climbing flowers like Lathyrus odoratus?
    Fire Lily said:
    Why not plant bamboo and then climbing flowers like Lathyrus odoratus?
    AnniD said:
    If the area is sunny, you could have a look at Escallonia, evergreen and Spring flowers. Don't know if it would be tall enough for what you might want though. 
    AnniD said:
    If the area is sunny, you could have a look at Escallonia, evergreen and Spring flowers. Don't know if it would be tall enough for what you might want though. 
    AnniD said:
    If the area is sunny, you could have a look at Escallonia, evergreen and Spring flowers. Don't know if it would be tall enough for what you might want though. 
    Thanks really appreciate all. Hi topbird they are going in borders with new topsoil. Sunny/shady spots throughout the day. Think I’m west facing it is a sunny Garden but not south. 👍🏻
  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,195
    Borders? - not raised beds / large planters?

    I thought you were making raised beds around the edges of the garden out of railway sleepers. These would effectively be large planters because roots would be confined and they would be dependent on you for watering and feeding.

    If you're now planning borders dug in the ground & improved with topsoil that gives us much more scope. If it's raised beds we need to know how high and how deep they will be.
    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • Angela.oneillwalkerAngela.oneillwalker Posts: 50
    They are raised beds 
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