help plant to cover park fence

Hello all
Can you please help me I live next to a park the park is around 20 ft above our property so all who walk by see into our home worse are the kinds who throw stones over and bottles
We have a 6ft metal fence up but with gaps
So I have heard of jasminum nudiflorum
Will this be good
As I need something with cover all year round if possible
Also the fence is over 40 ft long
Any more ideas please
Thank you paul

 

Jasmine is a bit slow to get going.

I would never normally recommend this, but under the circumstances you describe, I'd be considering Russian Vine. Once its roots get settled, it grows at an insane rate. Its quite pretty when it flowers too. The reason I would normally never recommend it is because if you let it get out of control (which doesn't take very long), it is a nightmare to bring it back under control. I fought an establish one for 5 years in my last garden before I eventually got rid of it.

 

Clueless, that's a really good idea - this is one of those times when this plant would be perfect :D

It's a tall order trying to shield yourself from sight when the walkway etc is so much higher than the level you're living on .... one idea might be to put up trellis fencing halfway between your back windows and the end of the garden thus dividing it in two.
This would give you privacy when you were on the ground level as the trellis and planting would be higher than you would be sitting ..... with me ? :D

Another thought in these circumstances would be Leylandii conifer trees, this subject is much the same as the Polygonum (russian vine) in that they have their uses in specific circumstances.

 

hello and thanks
Just to let you know that were I want to grow the covering is very steep
Hence I need something which requires little maintenance
And not to wild it will grow out of hand
And reach a height of around 6 foot
any more ideas
thank you paul

 

Is it big enough to accomate a hedge? Privet is quite quick, or Hawthorn, which has the added bonus that it forms an inpenetrable barrier and looks quite good too. There's Blackthorn, which is about as inpenetrable as it gets and very low maintenance, but its quite slow and it sends out underground runners so you'd get little trees popping up all over the place.

Have you got a pic so we can see what we're dealing with?

 

My suggestion would be hawthorn, also known as quickthorn. I'm told it grows really quickly, hence the alternate name and it has other benefits too like berries for the birds and forming a barrier. Also, it's fairly cheap to buy some bare root plants, I'm getting some myself tomorrow probably.

 

Hello all

What about these heard of them ?

Virginia creeper.

Ivey .

Jasminea nudiaflora.

Any one has these in they back garden

Thanks paul

 

Ivy is a bit slow to get going I think, and it doesn't really form a dense barrier.

Virginia Creeeper, I know little about, other than that some people use it as a tamer alternative to Russian Vine.

Jasmine is slow to establish. In the first year it will gain the necessary height, but it won't fill out for a long time. I've heard the trick to getting jasmine to fill out is to cut it right down every year for the first few years, forcing it to send out new stems from near ground level, and then once you've got a few stems, attach them horizontally to whatever you're training it up against, but that's not a quick solution.

Another possible option, but one that I have no experience of, is climbing roses. I've heard varied reports of them establishing very quickly.

I guess the big question is, how quickly do you want this barrier to form?

 

Hi Paul777. I would go along with ArmadII on this one . Firethorn/Pyracatha Evergreen Shrub(or Hedge).
and can be trained against a wall or fence.produces flowers and red/yellow berries.It also Bears long sharp thorns which would deter any intruders. it is a fast grower and can grow virtually anywhere. Clay soil,poor soil, sandy soil, and it can stand severe frosts etc. Also They Are Not Expensive. :thumb:.

 

i have an early flowering montana clamatis on my front fence, and it has grown really full over 2 years, and it does not need pruning as some of the other clamatis do , and even though it does lose its leaves in the winter it still has lots of stems that cover the fence, and the flowers in the spring are just great ,and the one i have smells nice as well