Small Spaces and Choosing Trees and Shrubs

Landscaping Trees have always been incredibly popular for use in larger gardens where they can grow to maturity looking absolutely wonderful. When we take a look at our own residential gardens they are, more often than not, small places and our choice of landscaping trees and shrubs is therefore somewhat limited.

Deciding which are the most suitable trees and shrubs to grow in such small spaces requires a small amount of study and learning. You should take a some amount of care and attention when deciding upon which kinds of plants to use in your garden but when it comes to planting trees and shrubs you may be surprised to learn that even more care is needed.

Generally it is best to pick garden trees that are not likely to grow beyond a height of around 20ft (6m) in height. If your are planning to place a tree or shrub near to your home then you should really pick even shorter problems with your house’s foundations. Furthermore the branches and twigs can grow to block windows or doorways. An even more horrible scenario would be if the Garden Trees were to grow such long branches that they could push against walls or overhanging roofs to such an amount that it caused structural damage.

When deciding where, in your small garden, you will be planting your Landscaping Trees you will have to take special notice of the immediate area taking special note of any overhanging cables or anything else that encroaches upon the space in which your plant will eventually grow, recalling that you should plan for about 6m (20ft) in height.

Something else that you should always consider others, especially your neighbor. If you will be growing Garden Trees along a partitioning fence you will need to consider the fact that it is most likely that the branches will overhang into his/her space. You should always think about how and where the branches are likely to grow but you will also need to think about the roots which, potentially, can cause more problems as they will, unfortunately, often grow much further distances causing more serious damage.

Trees and Shrubs grown in Small Spaces can often become a nuisance for a neighbor when the Trees and Shrubs grow too big 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 growing of certain types of tree. It is well worth checking first before you plant any Trees and Shrubs.

Once you have picked which Trees and Shrubs you are going to plant in your garden you will need learn a little about Caring For Trees and especially for the species of tree or shrub you are growing. It is crucially 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 dwarf trees and shrubs, these can sometimes be much larger and longer than the main plant.

Pruning your Landscaping Trees should be done very carefully and you should never, under any conditions should you lop off the top of a tree just to keep them small. Lopping off the tops of Landscaping Trees can lead to fatal damage. You should always follow the correct directions when pruning small trees as they can often be more open infection. All Landscaping Trees look best when their shape is natural, unless you are doing topiary.