Willa wrote:There is no way that shoddy fence atrocity could support a green wall. The fence is not even worth painting as the "construction" is unsound.
a green wall would not ave to be any part of the cement wall or the fence, it could stand on the ground be about 2 or 3 feet wide and shaped like a sawhorse, only as tall as you like so long as the base is anchored.
you would have two sides. the containers could be racked between those two side supports and you could grow all sorts of things in there which wouldn't need to grow tall to have an effect. usually the concept is for the plants to hide the containers completely.
my thought was to build the simple structure from iron pipe , then the trays with the plants might be wider near the base and taper to thinner ones on top but you could make plywood shelves and use whatever pots you like. If it needed ballast to keep the weight down low to prevent tipping you might put cement blocks down near the base, maybe lighter stuff on top like pots with some potting soil and vermicultite so it wan't too top heavy. If you unload it you could move it where you like. Id leave the legs about a foot longer than the base so it could be dug in a little or cementing in the feet could be an option for safety. you;d just have to pay attention to the center of gravity and keep some weight low so the wind couldn't topple it .
I put two pot plants in big pots out in my garden since its legal. I had them on the porch until It crowded the porch. one is as tall as I am ( in it's pot still) the other isnt' far behind. they look lovely
If you want height sunflowers grow tall so does corn but you want something that stays green in winter I think. a giant pyramid of pot might attract a little attention LOL! I'm waiting to see what the weather does. they will flower if the hours get shorter otherwise they might have to come inside to finish flowering. I put them inside in the dark for overnight to try to shock them into flowering but I dont think they liked that. they took a week or so to look happy again.
my yard is a mess as Im focusing all my strenght to my roofing. god it's a lot of work.
You could start something in oil drums, they would be 4 feet tall when started and then you wouldst' have to wait so long, maybe cut them open and transfer them down into to dirt later down the road.
a lot of people seem to be using these little piped in water systems that drip and quirt. they arent restricted under the watering restrictions. I tried turning my lawn to clover. Its doing well but so are all the weeds and tall grass that got in there. I dont want to cut the clover so Im just yanking weeds and doing a little selective weed whacking to try to stop the tall grasses from getting in there. Its's about 3/4 ok but some has other plants. If I can get just the clover Ill be happy. It stays a lot greened and it can take a little drought without going all brown like the lawn. the clover seems to stop at about 8 inches tall or so rather than growing up to your knees and becoming an eyesore like grass. I figure if I can get the clover happy I can always start turning sods over and moving plugs around to distribute it better. I like it better than grass but it seems there is still a little learning curve to looking after it. the first year I mowed it and it doidn't like being mowed too much. at one time it was the norm to have green perfect lawns and water them like crazy and use fertilizers and weed n feed... now I'm trying to get it it more natural. a couple of my neighbors spread some seeds that are just a variety of wildflowers, they look nice from a distance but quite tall for areas you walk in a lot. I'm hoping to set up a water timer then I can probably cut the clover to about 4" or so and it'll look a bit less wild. for now it can do what it wants because the roof has to get completed. If nothing else i'm getting stronger from so many trips up the ladder and dangling on a rope carrying stuff.
i planted rosemary, thyme and sage. they do ok , I think I do better growing weeds. did I tell you about my dandelions?
I think we should have a contest on the forum for the best dandelions
Im getting lots of blueberries. the racoons love them too. my plums look a little small but they are turning yellow now so maybe they will be yummy anyway. that tree is ready to die from old age but it has a big sucker so I'm thinking I can hack the sucker off and it might grow and flourish and replace the old tree. I figure late september might be a better time to do that tnan now since its hot and dry.
I did that with another variety of plumb and even hacked every single branch off it about a year ago. now it must be 20 feet tall and 20 feet wide. it makes little plumbs that look like cherry tomatoes. my neighbor has an apple tree that is starting to shade my house I dont mind so much I'll clean the gutters, it blocks some traffic noise. I tried one I think it's a granny smith. bit tart probably good for pies.
I keep thinking of planing something tall along the front of my lot. i dont want huge trees but to block the trffic would be nice. I thought maybe a row of sunflowers or corn or both might be ok . It'll die off in winter but would look neat during the summer and give a little more privacy. my front lawn isnt very deep so I don't really want big huge bushes. I have lots of lilacs but they seem tame enough, the spread suckers but they dont seem to get into too much trouble with the roots. one is in front of my bay window so it helps a little. more trees less traffic noise, but I cant' win that battle, just tame the noisy cars a tiny bit.