Let's talk about what goats WON'T eat.. because the list is long for what they will.Oh...and I should say that it is in front of the almost 2 acre pasture which will be kept pasture for whatever animals I may have in the future. Even if there are goats, it can be planted outside the fence so I should be able to keep it from getting eaten
plants goats won't eat!!!!!
Yes. Please take a photo. Visuals are always better for me. And nope. Not to late to get started. I don't know what your region is. But you have the fence so you need to dig. You don't have to cultivate the entire Length. you could break up the plantings every fifteen to twenty feet. If you choose fast growing vines, they would cover the whole thing in a few years. Lots of choices. More information from you though. What sun exposure does it get. What's your soil like. Vertical plantings are great for this kind of need. Think vines. Annual, perennial, woody, flowering, evergreen. Then maybe intersperse a tall specimen here and there to break up the look and give interest. How do you feel about clump bamboo? Not the rhizome kind that becomes difficult. I could go on and on., But I'm thinking lots of vines that attach to the fence and camouflage it while giving privacy.How late is "too late" in the season to get started? I'd love to get a fence area started this year.
I really want to do is something pretty and functional for the "bones" of a 6 foot tall fence that runs the length of about 160 ft. across the front of part of the property I'm at. This is totally open and they put a new sidewalk on this side of the road... It used to be a country setting, small state highway but now has a lot of traffic due to the "town" moving out here. Used to be all farm and a 60 or so acre field across the street which is now subdivision.
I'd like PRIVACY for summer and winter so I need to get creative with that and hopefully not use spruces and the like.
The fence is a nice, black chain link which I really like very well up there. Just no privacy.
Suggestions? (Should I take a photo?)
Double Hah! This has me giggling uncontrollably. Goats. I have no idea how to goat proof anything. Too funny!plants goats won't eat!!!!!
I love these roses. I want to build a arch/pagolla/seating area & have these grow up up over it. It would be a great place to relax. I have climbing roses on my deck railing that I have intertwined in the rails. Its smells heavenly when they bloom.
The log play house came first. The porch to the play house second. The rambling rose last.
It's easier to put the structures in place before planting for obvious reasons. Sometimes though, you have a vision and want to change things up. Timing comes into play for this stratedgy. If you know where you want the structure, dig up the plants when they are dormant and pot them up. Put them in a shady corner until the building is done, Then replant. Remember the triangle method of threes for perennials. Large ones like a striking clump of peonies or Delphinium or striking rose can be planted as loners. Kind of like a exclamation point in the bed.
