Tall plants with non invasive roots?

youngatini36546 · 13 January

Hi there.
I have a new patio which has a 1.5ft wide border between us and the wall to next doors property. I would like to plant something tall here to give us some privacy from next door but am worried about plants with big roots disturbing the new patio. Can anyone recommend something which will grow tall but not have invasive roots? It could be something that climbs up a trellis for example.

Plantminded · 13 January

How tall would you like your plants to grow @youngatini36546? Details of your approximate location, aspect of the bed and soil type/depth would help with recommendations.

youngatini36546 · 13 January

Around 2 meters. It’s a southern uk location south facing

AnniD · 13 January

Possibly a variety of Escallonia ?
I have them growing along a wall on the outside of my property and the roots are definitely not invasive in my experience

https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-grow-escallonia/

Plantminded · 13 January

1.5 feet is not very wide for a border but provided the soil has some depth and quality, try Griselinia littoralis, an evergreen shrub, which has a non invasive root system and can be kept quite closely pruned. I have two hedges which are about 6 foot high and 1.5 feet deep, seen here on the left, in front of my neighbour's laurel hedge:

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raisingirl · 13 January

for climbers, honeysuckle (a cultivar, not the species one - maybe Lonicera × brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet'|honeysuckle 'Dropmore Scarlet'/RHS Gardening), a jasmine, such as Jasminum azoricum|white Azorean jasmine/RHS Gardening or a climbing rose might be ok e.g. Rosa Warm Welcome ('Chewizz') (ClMin)|rose [Warm Welcome]/RHS Gardening, depending on your soil.

You could grow a more vigorous type and gain more privacy if you build a pergola structure at that end of your patio

Tall plants with non invasive roots?

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