The Best Landscaping Trees For Using in Small Places
Trees and Shrubs have always been extremely popular for use in bigger gardens where they can grow to full maturity and look absolutely wonderful. When we take a look at our own residential gardens they are often pretty Small Backyards and our choice of Trees and Shrubs is therefore limited.
Choosing the best Trees and Shrubs for Small Backyards requires a little learning. You should take a substantial amount of care when choosing any type of plant for your garden but when it comes to Trees and Shrubs even more care is required.
Generally it is best to choose Trees and Shrubs that are not likely to exceed a height of about 6m (20ft) in height. If your are planning to place a tree or shrub near to your house then you should really choose even smaller] Trees and Shrubs because roots can house's foundations. Furthermore the twigs and branches can grow to block windows or doorways. An even more horrible situation would be if the Trees and Shrubs were to grow such large branches that they could push against walls or overhanging roofs to such a degree that it caused structural damage.
When choosing where, in your small garden, you will be planting your Trees and Shrubs you will need to take special notice of the immediate area taking special note of any overhanging wires or anything else that encroaches upon the area in which your plant will eventually grow, recalling that you should plan for about 6m (20ft) in height.
A further factor to keep in mind is your neighbor. If you will be planting Trees and Shrubs along a {spin]garden| partitioning[/spin] fence you will need to consider the fact that it is more than likely that the branches will encroach into his/her space. Not only should you think of the branches you need to think of the roots of the plant which will, most likely grow much further and could possibly create damage.
Trees and Shrubs grown in Small Backyards can often become a problem with a neighbor when the Trees and Shrubs become too large and block out the sun from his or her garden or window. This type of problem often leads to legal action between neighbors and many places have bye-laws which disallow the planting of certain types of tree. It is well worth checking first before you plant any Trees and Shrubs.
Caring For Trees in Small Yards
Once you have chosen which Trees and Shrubs you are going to plant in your garden you will be required learn a little about Caring For Trees and especially for the species of tree or shrub you are planting. It is immensely important that, in the case of grafted Trees and Shrubs you watch closely for shoots which may spring from under the grafting point as these will be of a different type of tree or shrub (the same species as the rootstock) and, in the case of miniature trees and shrubs, these can sometimes be much larger and longer than the main plant.
Pruning your Trees and Shrubs should be done very carefully and you should never, under any circumstances should you cut off the top of a tree just to keep them short. Lopping off the tops of Trees and Shrubs can lead to deadly damage. You should always follow the correct rules when pruning small trees as they can often be more open infection. All Trees and Shrubs look best when their shape is natural, unless you are doing topiary.