Moco plantings for border privacy

[Anonymous]

We have a very small strip of land between our house and the neighbors. The land is all our property. I’d like to plant some evergreens or other shrubs to maximize privacy. Are there any steps I need to take, any laws in Moc, beyond letting the neighbors know?

[Anonymous]

None, but make sure when they are full sized they are still on your property. Our neighbors planted them on the property like without our consent and now that they are full size its a nightmare for us.

[Anonymous]

We have some forsythia bushes between our yard and the neighbors, in the front bordering our driveway. It gives a little bit of privacy. They do get bushy so you don’t want to plant the bushes too close to your driveway or right on the property line as otherwise it would grow into the neighbors yard.

[Anonymous]

Look into arborvitae.

[Anonymous]

Arborvitae! Great privacy plant.

Our neighbors have all kinds of bushy evergreens that block the sunlight to our garden. Wish they’d planted arborvitae.

[Anonymous]

Or look at skip laurels

[Anonymous]

Op here, thanks!

[Anonymous]

Hollies. American Hollies are dense, evergreen all year, grow tall (though smaller canopy) and beautiful. Also native and birds love them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hollies. American Hollies are dense, evergreen all year, grow tall (though smaller canopy) and beautiful. Also native and birds love them.

It gets waaay too big for a narrow border between properties. Try one of the very narrow growing arborvitaes. Buy at a decent size heightwise to get a head start on screening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Or look at skip laurels

These are every gardener‘s favorite plant, but they have fungal issues in our area? I don’t want to drop $200 on each one of these things and have a day off. Are there any other plants like skip laurels you can recommend for our area? Plants that can grow quickly and are evergreen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or look at skip laurels

These are every gardener‘s favorite plant, but they have fungal issues in our area? I don’t want to drop $200 on each one of these things and have a day off. Are there any other plants like skip laurels you can recommend for our area? Plants that can grow quickly and are evergreen?

We got a bunch of heavily discounted small (18” tall) skip laurels that were ate up with shot fungus a couple years ago at an end of season sale at Home Depot.

They looked pretty bad - all the leaves had tiny holes in them, every single leaf. But two years later, they’re all 5 feet tall and perfectly healthy, without a trace of fungus.

[Anonymous]

When you plant consider the width ( hollis get quite large at the base) or plant a species that you are ok with neighbors trimming or their cars brushing against.

No need to let neighbors know as long as you are planting on your side. Don’t make it a collaborative project.

[Anonymous]

Not arborvitae if deer can access them.