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Gardening

Tracer

(2,769 posts) Sat Feb 22, 2020, 03:50 PM Feb 2020

Verrrry Big Problem. [View all]

My rear neighbors replaced their not-very-old wood fence with one of those awful 6' tall white PVC fences.

This blindingly bright and glaring, west-facing eyesore is a good 100' long and at one point in my backyard is only 20' from my house.

What would be a selection of fast growing shrubs that I could use to disguise this fence and cut down on the glare?

I'm in Zone 5 and have a partly shady rear yard. I'm thinking lilac, high bush blueberry, witch hazel, or summer sweet.

Any other suggestions?

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Verrrry Big Problem. [View all] Tracer Feb 2020 OP

Kudzu oughta do it... then you can get a couple of billy goats to keep it in check... TygrBright Feb 2020 #1

That made me snort and I never snort but that was so unexpected GemDigger Feb 2020 #4

I would go with lilacs. GemDigger Feb 2020 #2

Honeysuckle grows fast. You might also try growing vines on it. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #3

Forsythia wcast Feb 2020 #5

Cryptomeria is a very fast growing evergreen .. but gets very large. DemoTex Feb 2020 #6

You'll want an evergreen hedge, I should think. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2020 #7

yes, there is a fast growing evergreen NJCher Feb 2020 #8