Living Fencing Solution Blends Aesthetics and Security

A decorative living fence at a Maryland water treatment plant had to be built extra sturdy to resist powerful prevailing winds.
Living Fencing Solution Blends Aesthetics and Security
The completed 17-foot fence shows the concrete foundation and early plantings of perennials that will cover the entire surface of the fence.

In downtown Havre de Grace, a 17-foot-tall living fence graces the front and one side of the highly visible water treatment plant.

Hundreds of newly planted perennials such as bugleweed and lily turf climb the fence along with coral and trumpet honeysuckles. Ornamentals such...

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