Page 17 - Gardener Idea Book Proven Winners & BOTANIX 2022

SCREEN YOUR VIEW IN STYLE

Privacy. It’s a luxury desired by many but often not afforded to city dwellers whose homes or balconies abut one another
with little to no green space in between. One effective solution is to add a living screen.
See how, in the “before” photo below, one potted plant was the only thing living thing standing between the porch and the
neighbor? That just wasn’t cutting it. We exchanged it for a living screen that provides privacy and brings fresh life to the porch.
Low maintenance foliage is the focus with a few white bacopa flowers sprinkled in for good measure. Note the carefully
selected mix of colors and textures as well as the forethought not to use plants with blossoms that would necessitate
daily sweeping of the porch. This is gardening smarter, not harder.

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Above in portable wall planters:
PLUM DANDY Alternanthera, SILVER FALLS Dichondra, HIPPO Red Hypoestes, Goldilocks Lysimachia
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(Creeping Jenny), and SNOWSTORM SNOW GLOBE Sutera (Bacopa)
At left: Without a living screen, no privacy is afforded between neighbors.
Opposite:
1. PLUM DANDY Alternanthera, SILVER FALLS Dichondra and Goldilocks Lysimachia (Creeping Jenny)
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2. In containers, left to right: COLORBLAZE NEWLY NOIR Coleus, COLORBLAZE TORCHLIGHT
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Coleus and PEGASUS Begonia
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3. COLORBLAZE TORCHLIGHT Coleus
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4. SNOWSTORM SNOW GLOBE Sutera (Bacopa)
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5. PLUM DANDY Alternanthera, SILVER FALLS Dichondra 4 5
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and Goldilocks Lysimachia (Creeping Jenny)
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