standard four-foot post

Traditional climbing varieties can make a very successful mailbox mask but will need a better foothold than the standard four-foot post.tin box forfoodInstall a trellis behind the post firmly supported by metal stakes, and train your climatis or wisteria around the post and trellis.

Ornamental grass can be planted into the late summer or fall for an exotic visual touch. You'll need to maintain your grassy oasis to keep it from becoming a thicket--ornamental grasses grow slowly but steadily. Some showy varieties include Flame grass, which turns blazing orange-red or purple in the fall, tea tin box and the giant varieties such as the 12-foot ravenna grass with its two- foot-long flower stalks.

For a dense mass of green, there are the classic evergreen bushes--yew, for example. Take it to the extreme if you want, sculpting the bush as it grows around the mailbox until only the door peeks out.

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