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Owen Zimmerman in Gardening in the Heat

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Not quite gardening, but related: if you’re planting anything near the driveway, think carefully about visibility. A hedge too close can block the view and lead to, shall we say, “parking lot misunderstandings.”

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Owen Sullivan

A good point; safety first, after all. For anything near driveways or corners, I like low growers like dwarf crown of thorns or lantana. Have you had success with anything else that stays tidy?

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Camila Jefferson

That is a good point; we have a clumping bamboo near ours, kept trimmed below windshield height for just that reason. Do you find cars brushing up too close to plants when space is tight?

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