A gardener who claims to have avoided all landscaping mistakes probably has a short memory. It’s almost impossible to do serious shrub and tree placement without learning the hard way — through trial and error. Despite this, “forewarned is forearmed.” It pays to understand a few of the most common landscaping mistakes for shrubs and bushes in order to avoid them. 1. Failure to Think Through Shrub Placement What is the most basic of all rules for landscaping? It can be summed up as “right plant, right place.” Taking the time to match a plant to a planting position saves untold garden issues. This starts with the plant’s hardiness zone, but it goes further. Every plant has its own set of cultural needs, and if it is sited in its preferred soil with its ideal amount of sunlight, the shrub generally avoids problems. On the other hand, when a bush […]
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