[Mrs. Robinson]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Not too complicated.. If you wanna block something or someone FAST... Plant bottle brush and walk away for fifteen minutes. Don't plant those little low to the ground evergreens, they get squirrelier by the month. Gardenias look good for two hours max. Plumbagos are big and pretty and blue if you treat them right. Bougainvilla's can take over and grow clear down to Orlando but their color, oh my. Hibiscus give you a lot of bang for your bucks. Hollys are pretty. Crepe Myrtle are indistructable. Palm trees need trimming and then removed and they bring palm rats.

It's interesting. You are mentioning plants, trees and palms, most of which is what TV plants, mainly because they are cheap. They all don't necessarily do well here unless you're lucky.

If you get serious, it is somewhat complicated, particularly for the average layman as as far as how to plant and where to plant and what each of their requirements are.

BTW -- all shrubs and trees need trimming at some point -- not just palms.