Shrubs You Can Plant Close To The House

I can easily walk behind the shrubs after planting. Medium shrubs like rhododendrons azaleas spirea holly and boxwood go 2 5 3 from the side of the house.

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groupe Shrubs you can plant close to the house!!!

Be sure to pick a disease resistant tree to avoid headaches later. These trees make the list because of their non invasive roots or low maintenance cleanup. Consider growing a climbing plant instead. Tree roots can damage foundations and sewage lines and both trees and shrubs will block the sunlight coming into your house.

This rhododendron is an extreme example of planting too close. All of these shrubs produce flowers. But even then a good plant can be placed in a bad spot. Japanese skimmias are another group of shrubs with attractive foliage.

While many people prefer evergreens as foundation plants you shouldn t overlook the potential of deciduous plantings as their leaf and twig color can be equally interesting. When you see that beautiful blooming rhododendron at the garden center in a 2 gallon pot you have to consider how big it will get over time before you plant it a foot from your house. Their evergreen aromatic glossy leaves make skimmias well worth growing. A number of conifers come in columnar shapes suitable for a narrow planting bed at a house s base.

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