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Originally Posted by schleng
Along the lines of Fine Edge's thinking, how about using the more inexpensive pressure treated fencing. At $20/lf, that's $2400. Then add vines, shrubs and or perennials in front so that the beauty is in the plantings, not the fence. Some of the shrubs could be large and inexpensive, such as Forsythia.
This way you would provide privacy and a nice garden area. To do a nice planting design, you would be over the $3000 budget, but if designed creatively, not by a tremendous amount.
If you got them excited about it, they might come up with some more money. Or you could suggest that the plantings could be done over time.
Susan
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Thanks. Just to clarify further, they have more like a 10k overall budget, but we're trying to do the fence for under 3k so they can spend more where it may be more useful/attractive, whatever.
Susan, I know I didnt make this clear, but the site, which is tiny is nearly an alley between two multi family buildings...think more along the lines of urban alley/ street/plaza treatment. There is almost no space to do much if any planting. Any planting would be probably potted or in very very small garden spaces. Most of this project will be paved, probably concrete...but thats another topic.