I really appreciate you put nice clear names of the trees on the screen so it's really easy for me to make notes and apply what I learned to my yard. Thank you!
Thanks for this video! I like the grasses you used for noise screening. Can you please do a video for good evergreen noise screening plants that also provide visual screening. I need an option for a midsize urban lot. Thanks for all you do!
Jim I enjoyed your video. I know all the plants in this video. You are correct about the planting locations of most of the shrubs. I noticed the pruning techniques they use in cash grab prune jobs by landscapers creates a witches broom on most shrubs. It can sometimes kill shrubs over time. You are very knowledgeable.
This is just the information I need, so glad I found your channel. I have a wide area of chain link fence where I need some screening and shade. This video gave me some great ideas. I look forward to viewing more of your videos.
I know very little about plants, shrubs, trees, etc. so I’ve been watching a ton of videos to try to learn, and this is one of the most unusual and SO helpful for us as we choose plants and shrubs for our house. Thank you very much, it gave us a lot of good ideas. I always enjoy your expert voiceover, too.
sorry to be so offtopic but does any of you know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account?? I somehow lost my password. I appreciate any help you can give me
@Donald Kendall thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and im in the hacking process now. Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
Great videos for learning all about plants, trees, etc. I wonder if there is a chart or graphic display available that shows the name, height, girth, zone required, etc. of screening plants/trees? Something like this would be a good planning tool for folks just getting started learning to grow stuff. THANKS,
My side yard is only about 6’ to 8’ where the gate is. I would like to take down the privacy fence and gate and replace with dome kind of screening plant on the property line side and a decorative fence and arbor next to the garage. I prefer low maintenance. Flowers would definitely be a plus. What would you suggest. Inability to get in the backyard is more important than height. Thanks
Extremely interesting, especially all the additional comments regarding each plant. I was wondering if you could recommend a privacy screen given the following concerns: Zone 7a (PA), as small a mature spread as possible (width), deer resistant, no higher than about 20 feet at maturity, as little required pruning as possible. Preferably evergreen, and some flowering would be nice, but not necessary. Thank you!
HI Jim, thanks for showing these ideas and your comments about over pruning the shrubs. Also, the cypress is gorgeous, and the tea olive as well! So, are you still selling these plants or have you closed down the nursery? Thanks for the info, I really enjoy the videos.
Do you have any suggestions for screening plants to use near a swimming pool? I have a narrow 5 foot area next to the 3 foot concrete sidewalk around my pool that I'm struggling to find a suitable heat and drought tolerant shrub that can survive in central Texas zone 8b. Thanks.
Conifers are the best year round privacy but they grow too slow and larger ones that are sold at 6 feet are very expensive and have heavy large pots or burlap bag roots.I am 62 years old going on 63 in April I do not have time on my side like younger people do so the challenge is to get the most privacy fast now at affordable cost. I need 8 to 10 feet in height to block my neighbors unsightly views of kids basketball hoop and noise . I think building a section of Lattice panels raised behind our 6 foot cedar fence will be the best way to go the stupid HOA rules gives me more of a challenge how to design a quick fix to my problem.
I need some very tall screening (I'm up on a hill with neighbors looking up at me, so height is required to give privacy), but the area is shaded by other foliage and there's also quite a bit of clay. The clay isn't the red clay you find back in the SE, this is almost white clay like you'd make porcelain out of - at least that's what it reminds me of. I have no idea what might work in this situation. The Green Giants are very pretty. How would they fare?
Wouldn't recommend them because they're pest prone and if you get ice, the ice will cause damage to the leaders in extreme amounts and if the leader breaks, you might as well cut the tree down. I don't know what zone you're in but you could consider cryptomeria or a pine species. The larger holly species are also great.
Others too -- Holly... Ruby lorpetalum by the pool, and the Nellie Steven's Holly and ligustrum recurvifolium, Robin Holly, fragrant tea olive, steeds holly (Japanese holly)...
Any recommendations for sound barrier and screening in Zone 8 Texas? House backs up to a new road which traffic noise is irritating. I have a few Eastern Cedars, Wax Leaf Myrtles, and Nellie R Stevens holly to start but assume I need to keep layering....
I like needlepoint Holly for screening. Also look at a few varieties of ligustrum. I have recurvifolium and Davidson Hardy in my screen. You can also use chindo Viburnum.
Can you recommend a screen for a house in zone 7 across the street from a public golf course to help keep the balls out of the yard? Need something fast growing. Moderate sun.
I also live in zone 7 I'd recommend Leyland Cypress's are fast growing and will definitely block the balls from flying into your yard. I have several the only issue I've had was picking off a few bagworms but other than that they're pretty maintenance free unless you want to trim them to a certain height. Also Emerald Green Giant Aborvitae is also a fast growing large screening tree you could use.
Hello, I have a question. I’m gonna be planting Leylandii Cyprus in my garden as a hedge but I don’t want them to get as big as in this video. Can I prevent that if I cut them back / trim them every spring and fall? Will that help to keep them tight and in kind of like a wall shape look?
I had to remove eighteen Leyland Cypress after fifteen or so years. In my mid Georgia area, nearly all of them show signs of disease. I replaced them with various moderate rate growing hollies.
I've never seen anyone mention a tea olive before. I've got three of them in my back yard that need some major pruning. Can these be cut back substantially from 20 feet tall? I
yep instead of taking out the ones to the right they should have taken every other one. Maybe they wouldn't be battling for survival anymore. Green giants spaced perfectly. :)
Jacob Welte every state has a zone. The zone goes by how cold and hot it gets. If you google what zone do I live in? it will tell you. If that doesn't work, Google zone and your address together. Hope that helps. Also when you buy plants, the tag will have the zones that the plant can be planted in
+Georgia MediaGroup It is a Miscanthus sinensis, but I couldn't remember what cultivar I had used last year. There are probably 20 varieties that get from 3 feet to 8 feet
Jim. Great video. I live in north ga. and went crazy with southern wax myrtles. Are they any good screen plants. I heard they grown fast. And can be shaped
Why can’t you share your knowledge with the lawn care crew? Educate them. I had the same problem w my condo crew. After losing so many beautiful specimens from their carelessness I tore them a new one. They need to be knowledgeable about caring for each plant. Oy!
I really appreciate you put nice clear names of the trees on the screen so it's really easy for me to make notes and apply what I learned to my yard. Thank you!
Thanks for this video! I like the grasses you used for noise screening. Can you please do a video for good evergreen noise screening plants that also provide visual screening. I need an option for a midsize urban lot. Thanks for all you do!
Jim I enjoyed your video. I know all the plants in this video. You are correct about the planting locations of most of the shrubs. I noticed the pruning techniques they use in cash grab prune jobs by landscapers creates a witches broom on most shrubs. It can sometimes kill shrubs over time. You are very knowledgeable.
Your video tour was very informative! That's a LOT of landscaping!
Your vids are amazing. You really explain things well and help take the guess work out of plant selection. Thank you!🙏🏻
Thank you for watching them.
This is just the information I need, so glad I found your channel. I have a wide area of chain link fence where I need some screening and shade. This video gave me some great ideas. I look forward to viewing more of your videos.
Nice variety!
I know very little about plants, shrubs, trees, etc. so I’ve been watching a ton of videos to try to learn, and this is one of the most unusual and SO helpful for us as we choose plants and shrubs for our house. Thank you very much, it gave us a lot of good ideas. I always enjoy your expert voiceover, too.
sorry to be so offtopic but does any of you know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account??
I somehow lost my password. I appreciate any help you can give me
@Kingston Enzo Instablaster =)
@Donald Kendall thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and im in the hacking process now.
Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Donald Kendall it did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I am so happy!
Thank you so much, you saved my ass !
@Kingston Enzo Glad I could help :)
Jim. Bamboo is good screening too
Great videos for learning all about plants, trees, etc. I wonder if there is a chart or graphic display available that shows the name, height, girth, zone required, etc. of screening plants/trees? Something like this would be a good planning tool for folks just getting started learning to grow stuff.
THANKS,
Love the blue point juniper
Please please please do a video on Hollywood Junipers. I'm about to have some installed! Would love your opinion on them.
+Jason Lutz Weirdly enough, I thought I had done it. I like them a lot. They can outgrow almost any space, but are slow enough to control.
My side yard is only about 6’ to 8’ where the gate is. I would like to take down the privacy fence and gate and replace with dome kind of screening plant on the property line side and a decorative fence and arbor next to the garage. I prefer low maintenance. Flowers would definitely be a plus. What would you suggest. Inability to get in the backyard is more important than height. Thanks
Extremely interesting, especially all the additional comments regarding each plant. I was wondering if you could recommend a privacy screen given the following concerns: Zone 7a (PA), as small a mature spread as possible (width), deer resistant, no higher than about 20 feet at maturity, as little required pruning as possible. Preferably evergreen, and some flowering would be nice, but not necessary. Thank you!
Awesome video! Great to see all these varieties and how they have been applied.
love your show, if only you were in SoCal
HI Jim, thanks for showing these ideas and your comments about over pruning the shrubs. Also, the cypress is gorgeous, and the tea olive as well! So, are you still selling these plants or have you closed down the nursery? Thanks for the info, I really enjoy the videos.
+Dana Jumper I'm still selling them at my garden center, but I have closed the growing nursery.
Do you have an update on all these screening plants? Would love to see the progression too.
Do you have any suggestions for screening plants to use near a swimming pool? I have a narrow 5 foot area next to the 3 foot concrete sidewalk around my pool that I'm struggling to find a suitable heat and drought tolerant shrub that can survive in central Texas zone 8b. Thanks.
Looks like bag worms in the Leylands. Good luck with thay.
I love Japanese Jollies. Can you pot them and keep them keep them trimmed for years. I'm looking for privacy on my deck from my neighbors.
Wow great info as always.
+Cathy Brown Thanks
Great videos Jim. But deer ate all my nellie r Stevens. Wow
Conifers are the best year round privacy but they grow too slow and larger ones that are sold at 6 feet are very expensive and have heavy large pots or burlap bag roots.I am 62 years old going on 63 in April I do not have time on my side like younger people do so the challenge is to get the most privacy fast now at affordable cost. I need 8 to 10 feet in height to block my neighbors unsightly views of kids basketball hoop and noise . I think building a section of Lattice panels raised behind our 6 foot cedar fence will be the best way to go the stupid HOA rules gives me more of a challenge how to design a quick fix to my problem.
Leland cypress are pretty when they're smaller but then they have too many gaps.
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What is your opinion of Murray cypress? I have 5, and love them...so far. They sure do grow fast!
Could u do about some blue junipers
I need some very tall screening (I'm up on a hill with neighbors looking up at me, so height is required to give privacy), but the area is shaded by other foliage and there's also quite a bit of clay. The clay isn't the red clay you find back in the SE, this is almost white clay like you'd make porcelain out of - at least that's what it reminds me of. I have no idea what might work in this situation. The Green Giants are very pretty. How would they fare?
Wouldn't recommend them because they're pest prone and if you get ice, the ice will cause damage to the leaders in extreme amounts and if the leader breaks, you might as well cut the tree down. I don't know what zone you're in but you could consider cryptomeria or a pine species. The larger holly species are also great.
How far apart did you plant the Thuja Green Giants in this video? I'm trying to figure out how far apart to plant mine.
6 feet or more. 8 would be better.
Thank you!
Are any of these plants deer proof? Esp clayera , viburnum, & green giant?
Others too -- Holly... Ruby lorpetalum by the pool, and the Nellie Steven's Holly and ligustrum recurvifolium, Robin Holly, fragrant tea olive, steeds holly (Japanese holly)...
no love for bald cypress?
hi Jim... Q- about how large will the ROBIN HOLLY get do you think? it's pretty!
Are most of these, ie Nellie Steven's Holly, Hollywood juniper ext for clay ammended soils?
Any recommendations for sound barrier and screening in Zone 8 Texas? House backs up to a new road which traffic noise is irritating. I have a few Eastern Cedars, Wax Leaf Myrtles, and Nellie R Stevens holly to start but assume I need to keep layering....
I like needlepoint Holly for screening. Also look at a few varieties of ligustrum. I have recurvifolium and Davidson Hardy in my screen. You can also use chindo Viburnum.
Can you recommend a screen for a house in zone 7 across the street from a public golf course to help keep the balls out of the yard? Need something fast growing. Moderate sun.
I also live in zone 7 I'd recommend Leyland Cypress's are fast growing and will definitely block the balls from flying into your yard. I have several the only issue I've had was picking off a few bagworms but other than that they're pretty maintenance free unless you want to trim them to a certain height. Also Emerald Green Giant Aborvitae is also a fast growing large screening tree you could use.
Hello, I have a question. I’m gonna be planting Leylandii Cyprus in my garden as a hedge but I don’t want them to get as big as in this video. Can I prevent that if I cut them back / trim them every spring and fall? Will that help to keep them tight and in kind of like a wall shape look?
Get something smaller, you will have to do ALOT of pruning.
Avoid Leyland Cypress like the plague,it’s one tree you’ll regret.
I had to remove eighteen Leyland Cypress after fifteen or so years. In my mid Georgia area, nearly all of them show signs of disease. I replaced them with various moderate rate growing hollies.
I've never seen anyone mention a tea olive before. I've got three of them in my back yard that need some major pruning. Can these be cut back substantially from 20 feet tall? I
+Chris Sheppard Yes, you can get after an established one very hard in the early spring.
We are loosing all the blue spruce in Michigan. So sad. Fungus
I would say those cypress are not doing well because they were planted way to close to eachother.
+Owen Sands As always
yep instead of taking out the ones to the right they should have taken every other one. Maybe they wouldn't be battling for survival anymore. Green giants spaced perfectly. :)
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What does he mean by zones?
Jacob Welte every state has a zone. The zone goes by how cold and hot it gets. If you google what zone do I live in? it will tell you. If that doesn't work, Google zone and your address together. Hope that helps. Also when you buy plants, the tag will have the zones that the plant can be planted in
What’s the name of that grass. / /?
+Georgia MediaGroup It is a Miscanthus sinensis, but I couldn't remember what cultivar I had used last year. There are probably 20 varieties that get from 3 feet to 8 feet
Jim. Great video. I live in north ga. and went crazy with southern wax myrtles. Are they any good screen plants. I heard they grown fast. And can be shaped
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Throw the pruners away!
Leylands are weeds.
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You planted way too many robin holly in a row. You better hope they don't grown in tight soon and one gets a disease.
Why can’t you share your knowledge with the lawn care crew? Educate them.
I had the same problem w my condo crew.
After losing so many beautiful specimens from their carelessness I tore them a new one.
They need to be knowledgeable about caring for each plant. Oy!