The roof terrace with nothing to hide behind

I already own this. Where should it go?

The same reasoning read backwards. Every spot you have marked, ranked against what this plant actually needs — including the answer that nowhere here suits it, which is cheaper to hear now than in three years.

You already own it

The classic answer to a sightline when there is no room for a hedge.

Nowhere on this property suits narrow upright evergreen screen. That is a real answer, not a failure to find one, and it is cheaper to hear it now than in three years.

What would have to change

  • The ground stays wet longer than this tolerates. Raising the root zone is usually cheaper and far more reliable than trying to make the ground below drain.
  • This spot stays wet well past what this group survives in winter.

Every spot on the plan, ranked

The terrace table

wrong place

About 40.8 moles a day, against a minimum of 8 and an ideal of 22.

  • Moisture: This spot sits wetter than this group tolerates. Wet feet kill far more plants than cold does.
  • Hardiness: Zone 10.2 is outside this group's usual range of 5 to 9. Hardiness is a floor, not a plan.
  • Light: About 40.8 moles a day against an ideal of 22. There is no stated ceiling for this group, but that is a lot more light than it is built for.
This spot stays wet well past what this group survives in winter.

Examples of what this group covers, not recommendations: Columnar hornbeam; Italian cypress in mild dry climates; Upright yew in cool climates. What is right in one region is a weed in the next, and only a nursery that can see the site knows which.

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