CritterPainter
Knows Their Stuff
Joined: 27 Aug 2006
Posts: 1169
Location: Washington State
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| Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 3:03 pm Post subject: tree tip for new gardeners |
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I see this happen so often, and would love to save someone a bit of headache down the road. When you are planting a shrub, tree, evergreen, etc. next to your house, be sure to find out what the spread of the tree is at maturity. And plant your shrub so this spread will clear the eaves! Yes, there will be quite a bit of space between that plant and the house, but you can fill it in with annuals or even small perennials.
Hope this saves someone from a frustrating (and costly!) mistake! 
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Mary
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