Suggestion for screening fence along narrow corridor

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bugbite Reno, NV May 02, 2007

I'm in zone 5 (Reno NV).

I have a corridor between my house and a steel fence (one with horizontal bars) that's facing the street, where I would like to put some screening in (some big windows looking out). A simple diagram below. It's facing East.

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STREET

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Fence (6 ft tall, 60ft long)
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Corridor (7 ft wide)


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House

Initially I was thinking about vines (morning glory? Clematis?) but then I am concerned they might not work for winter? Then I thought about some shrubs, such as hydrangea, but then I'm concerned they might get too wide. I plan to put in a narrow path (maybe 3ft?) in the corridor.

Ideally, I would like something that has evergreen foliage with some flower to show. And something that would be tall enough to cover the fence (6 ft high) but not too wide.

Any suggestions? Thanks!

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kls_01 Champaign, IL(Zone 5b) May 08, 2007

Ivy is evergreen in your zone, but can be invasive. Someon posted a similiar question, and it was suggested that they try evergreen bamboo. There were a few more suggestions, but I don't remember what they were...I'll go look, maybe you've already stumbled across the other post....

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kls_01 Champaign, IL(Zone 5b) May 08, 2007

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/718350/

There's the link to the other post...also, try checking out the plantfiles...they help alot.

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