Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Yardening June 2014 #3 into July, 3 by speediebean

speediebean wrote:
Ric, while I like your idea of the Leland "fence", (heehee, you are one evil-minded ornery little critter, aren't you!?), I think I like Gita's fence idea just a wee bit better. At least the fence won't need pruning and shaping up every year. ;)

OK, got some shots of my "ugly side yard" area, along that fence...

First shot is to give you some perspective of the "hillock" it's all on.

Second shot, a close-up of that prickly stuff that's growing there, beside the holly.

Third shot, down the driveway-side "bed". You can see that, as you walk "up" the driveway, as soon as you step off the tarmac it almost instantly goes UP that little hillock.. you can also see all the crap that gets mowed/blown into my "bed" from the other side of the fence.

Forth shot, this is toward the back yard from the holly... you can see that, as you approach the fence, the ground slopes upward as well. Makes it really hard to plant anything along there; not to mention, hard to put up another fence of any sort 'cause the concrete from their fence posts is about 1' in diameter under-ground... and about a foot deep. (I've dug to check).

There's about 20 feet from that fence to the side wall of my house... if I plant anything too big, then there won't be enough space to even WALK there. (not to mention, the A/C unit sits on that side of the house as well - see last photo).
A big ol' sticky wicket!