Posted by Paul M. Cook on August 18, 2010, 5:16 pm
I am installing a 8 foot by 6 foot iron trellis for privacy. What is a good
plant that would cover the trellis relatively quickly and not require a lot
of attention other than watering and some occasional trimming?
Posted by despen on August 18, 2010, 5:31 pm
> I am installing a 8 foot by 6 foot iron trellis for privacy. What is a good
> plant that would cover the trellis relatively quickly and not require a lot
> of attention other than watering and some occasional trimming?
Where are you?
Do you need privacy in the winter too?
Lots of vines will cover the trellis.
Many vines will then attempt to
crush the trellis and then take over your house.
Posted by Paul M. Cook on August 18, 2010, 8:37 pm
>> I am installing a 8 foot by 6 foot iron trellis for privacy. What is a
>> good
>> plant that would cover the trellis relatively quickly and not require a
>> lot
>> of attention other than watering and some occasional trimming?
> Where are you?
> Do you need privacy in the winter too?
> Lots of vines will cover the trellis.
> Many vines will then attempt to
> crush the trellis and then take over your house.
SoCal. Ideally this would be a perenial if that is the right word. A bush
of some kind.
Posted by Higgs Boson on August 20, 2010, 9:27 pm
On Aug 18, 2:31 pm, des...@verizon.net wrote:
> > I am installing a 8 foot by 6 foot iron trellis for privacy. What is a good
> > plant that would cover the trellis relatively quickly and not require a lot
> > of attention other than watering and some occasional trimming?
> Where are you?
> Do you need privacy in the winter too?
> Lots of vines will cover the trellis.
> Many vines will then attempt to
> crush the trellis and then take over your house.
Notable among these is Wisteria. Innocent me had no idea, when I
planted a couple of vines on each side of back porch.
Six years after removing, they are STILL coming up within 3-4 ft.
radius of original plants.
Posted by Bill who putters on August 18, 2010, 5:36 pm
> I am installing a 8 foot by 6 foot iron trellis for privacy. What is a good
> plant that would cover the trellis relatively quickly and not require a lot
> of attention other than watering and some occasional trimming?
Grapes come to mind with malabar spinach as an edible vine mixed in.
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> plant that would cover the trellis relatively quickly and not require a lot
> of attention other than watering and some occasional trimming?