plants as hedges

[badkuk]

Peeps, patanong lang...

Our house has a concrete wall about 8 feet tall, and i'm thinking about raising it to about 15 feet. i'm planning to use plants as a semi-permanent hedge. i'm planning to dig up a trench in the concrete flooring about 1 foot wide so i can plant there, and then somehow put a brace somewhere where i can tie down the treess/plants for extra support. i don't want to use the really big plants/trees as they could take out the wall in a typhoon, so my choices are:

1. Bamboo
2. Indian tree
3. Creeping vine + wood/bamboo fence or grid for the vines to creep on.

What do you guys think, workable ba?

tia

[dr. d]

The bamboo looks like a good choice, as it knows how to grow upward in a straight manner. Just be mindful where the leaves fall. I have seen some homeowners who used a net as a sort of skirt to catch the leaves from falling to the neighbor's property..

[_Cathy_]

We have bamboo on our perimeter. None fell during Glenda. I forgot the type of bamboo na mahulog ang dahon. Don't get that one

[lowslowbenz]

I'd go for bamboo. I use them at home to cover our yard fence. Planted outside in plant boxes. On the corners I have potted Budda bamboo.

[CLAVEL3699]

check your foundation baka hindi kayanin nang 15feet ang 100kph na hangin.

[CVT]

Of the three, I'd go for bamboo... Had them on one side of our garden wall, which is about eight feet tall... Looks real neat... And not a real danger if they fall...

[badkuk]

check your foundation baka hindi kayanin nang 15feet ang 100kph na hangin.

sir you mean yung concrete wall namin? Nasa interior naman po yung bahay namin, so di kami binabalya ng hangin directly. i don't intend to use the hedge as a windbreak, more of harang lang from the noise and smoke from the neighbor's generator. From time to time kung anu ano pa ang ginagawa sa tapat namin kaya maingay/makalat/mausok.

[safeorigin]

bamboos get troublesome by the time you want to get rid of it. it's unkillable!

[12vdc]

Just like any grass, you need to uproot to kill it. Problem with bamboos, snakes likes breeding in the roots plus they make creepy noise when branches rub against each. The kawayang tinik the one used to make bamboo chairs are the sturdiest and the hardest to maintain..

My vote goes with Mahogany or Gmilina both have strong roots, an excellent windbreaker if properly trimmed.

[_Cathy_]

bamboos get troublesome by the time you want to get rid of it. it's unkillable!

Just like any grass, you need to uproot to kill it. Problem with bamboos, snakes likes breeding in the roots plus they make creepy noise when branches rub against each. The kawayang tinik the one used to make bamboo chairs are the sturdiest and the hardest to maintain..

My vote goes with Mahogany or Gmilina both have strong roots, an excellent windbreaker if properly trimmed.

Aren't Mahogany trees to large to line up on a fence? Unless you live live in a ranch?

I Googled on bamboo and came across several complaints on how hard it is to kill bamboo! You have to dig deep and replace the soil pala. It's as hard to kill as grass!

Our neighbor has trees that are shaped like a pine tree in their perimeter. I don't know what it is called. The leaves are drooping, looks like a sad tree. Nakalbo nung glenda hehe

[badkuk]

Aren't Mahogany trees to large to line up on a fence? Unless you live live in a ranch?

I Googled on bamboo and came across several complaints on how hard it is to kill bamboo! You have to dig deep and replace the soil pala. It's as hard to kill as grass!

Our neighbor has trees that are shaped like a pine tree in their perimeter. I don't know what it is called. The leaves are drooping, looks like a sad tree. Nakalbo nung glenda hehe

Hmm, in my case, i plan to strip out a portion of the concrete floor so i can plant them on the ground; if i eventually want to get rid of them, isn't just a matter of covering the exposed ground with concrete?

[_Cathy_]

Hmm, in my case, i plan to strip out a portion of the concrete floor so i can plant them on the ground; if i eventually want to get rid of them, isn't just a matter of covering the exposed ground with concrete?

Then it's okay if you plan to cover it with concrete again. It'll be a problem lang if you wanna replace it with different plants or trees.

[holdencaulfield]

most philippine snakes are not venomus unlike the snakes in north and south america, sa land ata isa lang ang may venom at yun ay ang philippine cobra.

hindi lang cobra, madami pa.

bukod sa elapids tulad ng cobra. meron tayong vipers, colubrids, etc.

sa elapidae ulit meron tayong mga sariling corals.

pinaka marami natin sa colubrides. swerte dahil karamihan nito ay "mildy venomous".

So even if there are no snakes at our house, the bamboo could attract the snakes nga???

hindi.

kung nasa rural ka o semi-rural area, medyo malaki possibilty. madawag pa ba ang lugar niyo diyan sa binay city?

sandalan ko dito sa banawe kyusi at sabitan ng bag for 5years, thicket ng bamboo.

ang saya saya ko siguro kung makakita ako ng ahas.

[Ry_Tower]

cathy: ito ata yan, Phyllostachys heteroclada or ito yan Pseudosasa japonica. Yung japonica tested nang matibay sa bagyo yan. Hindi kataasan pero magandang hedge at kapag makapal, barrier talaga. Pati manok at sisiw hindi makakatawin dyan. hehe

Maganda bamboo as hedge basta bantayan at i-trim mo lang na pa-halang siya so magigind barrier instead na paikot ang tubo. Dito sa amin, pantot, ahas at bayawak titira diyan kapag yung mga 10 tao na ang kelangan para mapa-ikutan ang bamboo. hehehe

[holdencaulfield]

^ bro ano ginagawa niyo sa pantot?

hinuhuli niyo rin yan?

binturong bro nakakakita ka diyan sa area niyo?

98 pa nung unang nakita ko yang pantot. bale twice pa lang in my lifetime.

may mga ungas na nagbibenta noon niyan dito sa manila.

medyo acclimitized na sa tao kaya hindi na nagrerelease ng odor.

*ang problema sa kawayan yung mga ugat. pag gusto mo i-clear yung lupa nakupo! daig pa yung spaghetti sa dami. perwisyo pag ayaw mo na.

may mga "runners" pa yan na parang kawad ng kuryente kaya mabilis lumago.

[_Cathy_]

Ano ang madawag at pantot?

Pinaka ayokong bamboo yung sa may Mind Museum na garden. Masyado maglagas.

[Ry_Tower]

^ bro ano ginagawa niyo sa pantot?

hinuhuli niyo rin yan?

binturong bro nakakakita ka diyan sa area niyo?

98 pa nung unang nakita ko yang pantot. bale twice pa lang in my lifetime.

may mga ungas na nagbibenta noon niyan dito sa manila.

medyo acclimitized na sa tao kaya hindi na nagrerelease ng odor.

*ang problema sa kawayan yung mga ugat. pag gusto mo i-clear yung lupa nakupo! daig pa yung spaghetti sa dami. perwisyo pag ayaw mo na.

may mga "runners" pa yan na parang kawad ng kuryente kaya mabilis lumago.

Yup, madalas ako makakita nang pantot sa biyahe north and south, minsan malas pa yung nasagasaan, grabe baho. Tapos common din yan na bibiyahe ka ay maamoy utot nila. Never pa ako bumiyahe na hindi naamoy yan. Kapag nagugulat or nagagalit kasi ay nagpapahangin sila.

Binturong ang bibihira bro, although sa Crocodile farm meron so halos twice a year nakakakita ako. Bawal na kasi gawing pet so mga kakilala ko lang na meron ay yung sa semi-rural to rural areas. Meron dati kapitbahay ko kaso nakatakas, matalino din kasi yan. Akala mo lang slow and harmless pero parang wolverine lahi niyan eh.

Ano ang madawag at pantot?

Pinaka ayokong bamboo yung sa may Mind Museum na garden. Masyado maglagas.

Pantot = palawan stink badger. Kapag tinamaan ka nang utot niyan, itapon mo na lahat nang damit mo na suot unless marunong ka nung tinatawag nang matatanda na "pausok", I forgot what ingredients are needed na sunugin para pangontra.

Biruan dito sa amin na kapag tinawag kang boy pantot, ibig sabihin malupit na BO mo. hehehe

[_Cathy_]

Pantot = palawan stink badger. Kapag tinamaan ka nang utot niyan, itapon mo na lahat nang damit mo na suot unless marunong ka nung tinatawag nang matatanda na "pausok", I forgot what ingredients are needed na sunugin para pangontra.

Biruan dito sa amin na kapag tinawag kang boy pantot, ibig sabihin malupit na BO mo. hehehe

Wow! There are skunks pala in the Philippines

[CVT]

cathy: ito ata yan, Phyllostachys heteroclada or ito yan Pseudosasa japonica. Yung japonica tested nang matibay sa bagyo yan. Hindi kataasan pero magandang hedge at kapag makapal, barrier talaga. Pati manok at sisiw hindi makakatawin dyan. hehe

Maganda bamboo as hedge basta bantayan at i-trim mo lang na pa-halang siya so magigind barrier instead na paikot ang tubo. Dito sa amin, pantot, ahas at bayawak titira diyan kapag yung mga 10 tao na ang kelangan para mapa-ikutan ang bamboo. hehehe

What I particularly like about them though bro is the sound of the chirping of the birds seeking shelter at twilight.....

[holdencaulfield]

Yup, madalas ako makakita nang pantot sa biyahe north and south, minsan malas pa yung nasagasaan, grabe baho. Tapos common din yan na bibiyahe ka ay maamoy utot nila. Never pa ako bumiyahe na hindi naamoy yan. Kapag nagugulat or nagagalit kasi ay nagpapahangin sila.

Binturong ang bibihira bro, although sa Crocodile farm meron so halos twice a year nakakakita ako. Bawal na kasi gawing pet so mga kakilala ko lang na meron ay yung sa semi-rural to rural areas. Meron dati kapitbahay ko kaso nakatakas, matalino din kasi yan. Akala mo lang slow and harmless pero parang wolverine lahi niyan eh.



Pantot = palawan stink badger. Kapag tinamaan ka nang utot niyan, itapon mo na lahat nang damit mo na suot unless marunong ka nung tinatawag nang matatanda na "pausok", I forgot what ingredients are needed na sunugin para pangontra.

Biruan dito sa amin na kapag tinawag kang boy pantot, ibig sabihin malupit na BO mo. hehehe

ang galing! dami kong natutunan sayo bro tungkol sa pantot!

may co-hobbyist ako dito sa manila nakapag breed ng binturong. ewan ko lang kung natuloy-tuloy pa niya.
isa sa most sought yan sa pet trade.

guilty ako diyan. sobrang cute nila para kang may teddy bear o koala.

Wow! There are skunks pala in the Philippines

pero di sila skunk. cute yan in person. parang baboy yung nguso.

naalala ko tuloy si papa dom (rip) at yung mga alaga niya. lalo na yung racoon ni dom.

madawag=grassy, full of trees.