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Perhaps I’m overthinking this but I’d like some sort of Bush, vine or something to cover the wire fence by my road to give us privacy.
I’d love something to attract pollinators, deter animals or rodents that would snack on my garden I plan on planting next to this or have some other use apart from fruit producers.
My wife however has year long allergies for the most part, so no lilacs and some other pollen producers (not 100% what causes her allergies apart from lilacs)
Any suggestions?
I’d thought of some evergreen bushes, but wanted to see if there might be something of more use than for privacy alone. Dual purpose or better is always a goal for me.
 
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Stephen, I like to recommend scarlet runner beans since the red flower is so pretty.

Here are some threads that will give you some suggestions:

https://permies.com/t/43425/permaculture-projects/hedge-plants-living-fence-coppicing

https://permies.com/t/139184/good-fast-growing-evergreen-privacy

https://permies.com/t/136800/Edible-hedge-chickens
 
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Well...
Said entirely tongue in cheek.....
Blackberry?.........
 
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Quite a lot of blackberries one such section since taking over the property was over 25ft in diameter. Never knew just how tall and hot they burned. I’m still cleaning it all up.
 
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This is not the greatest of ideas, but in your zone, honeysuckle should stay green most of the year.  Of course, you will be making a deal with the devil.
 
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I'm sure honeysuckle has its time and place, but for the life of me I have not figured out what it is.  
 
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It would appear the previous owner made the deal with the devil. I knew on part of the fence we had something growing but hadn’t taken the time to identify it.
It currently is only taking up about a third of the fence, so I had wanted something for the rest of it, and/or all of it if I could remove the other that was growing.
It’s still green, and birds seem to love it. Thankfully don’t appear to be territorial as they didn’t seem to mind me scything my grass near it.
 
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