Plants to avoid in a landscape where you want year round privacy
Avoid using a Dwarf Alberta Spruce for privacy. It is not quite big enough. Plus in zone 6, it is hard to keep alive due to problems with heat, disease and insects. Instead, we chose a Leland Cypress. It gets tall and wide and is evergreen.
When choosing a magnolia for year round privacy, avoid deciduous magnolias that lose their leaves in the winter. We chose Bracken's Brown Beauty Southern Magnolia, which is an evergreen.
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Sensible Tools These are the tools and garden supplies used on our project by Walter and the DIY team and also given to the homeowners to help care for their new landscape:
Green Light Many Purpose Dust (www.greenlightco.com)
Soil products provided by Fafard (www.fafard.com)
Gardening by Zip Code If you're looking to start a gardening project but don't know your gardening zone—visit the National Gardening Associations's USDA Hardiness Zone Finder. Enter your Zip Code to identify the proper zone.
