Evergreens Question

Japanese Holly

Depends if you want instant gratification then you must pay for it. Yet small plants turn into large ones.

I'd consider a berm with rhododendrons.

Bill

PS OK to make many mistakes so look about your neighbor plantings.

I need instant gratification. I am building a duplex and will be selling half of it. Cannot wait until the plants mature.

Some plants/trees are more sensitive than others to exhaust from automobiles, so if it's a busy highway and/or your trees will be in close proximity to the road, that might be another thing to consider in deciding what to use.

You probably won't get much noise attenuation from trees or shrubs -- a solid berm or wall will do much better. You might consider windows especially designed for noise reduction -- I know they're out there, but can't give you any details. Choice of building materials may also help-- the houses I've been in with ICF walls have been very quiet (ICF: those styrofoam giant lego blocks filled with concrete).

Maybe consider a fence. Shrubs and such do very little with noise. A fence to block some of the noise and a water feature (fountain) to mask the remaining noise would be a decent solution.

-Felder

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