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| Recommendations for a 700 ft. noise and privacy barrier in Georgia January 06, 2009 Need recommendation for a fast growing, non-invasive native plant for a 700' barrier (noise & privacy) in wooded area; the area is mostly hardwood with some pine, and a good understory is established... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Native shrubs for wildlife and screening in Georgia December 22, 2008 I live in Bainbridge, GA. I have 3 acres and want to plant for wildlife. I would like to plant fast growing native shrubs along the 400' of road that will benefit wildlife and shield us from the tr... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Spacing for wax myrtles as screen in Texas December 21, 2008 I have bought 30 wax myrtles, 15 gallon sized, and would like to plant them along my fence line, as a screen. How far apart is the recommended distance when planting plants of this size? Thank you! View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Screening plants for edge of pond in Illinois December 16, 2008 I have a backyard pond that I am restoring, adding aeration, plants, etc. Unfortunately, there is a farmer that stores old equipment on the shore of my pond and refuses to move it. It is an eyesore.... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Evergreen for privacy screen in Virginia December 02, 2008 Last year we lost a large pine that was part of privacy screen and we replaced it with two Eastern red cedars. There is still a substantial gap that won't be filled in by the cedars and we were cons... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Evergreens to replace a screening line of pine trees December 02, 2008 Dear Mr. Smartyplants, I lost a "screening" line of pines along my back property line to powerline trimmers & a blight. The area is quite damp & the soil full of clay which is now acidic from the... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Native trees for privacy screen in Connecticut November 21, 2008 I am looking to replace a row of white pine trees with something else along the border between our yard and neighbor's yard. We only get afternoon sun and we need something that will grow to around ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Hedge of native Purple Sage in Austin November 20, 2008 Hi, I would like to plant a dense hedge of Purple Sage that will hopefully grow from 6-8 ' tall and about 4' wide. I purchased the Silverado Sage Leucophyllum frutescens 'Berstar Dwarf' variety.... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Evergreen hedge for screen in Austin November 02, 2008 We are looking for a tall, fast growing, drought tolerant, evergreen hedge to run along our ~200' back property line in West Lake, west of Austin, TX. This is at the bottom of a slope, and runs th... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Privacy screen for garden and pool in California October 13, 2008 I need a fast growing screen for privacy. Here are the issues:1. we have a 3 story apartment building looking right into our backyard. so trees need to be at least 15' tall and dense. 2. we have a po... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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