"Glen Able" wrote in message
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Hello all,

I feel like a chump for not knowing this, but how careful do you have to
be
planting near drains?

I'm starting to make some plans for the front garden, which is currently
22
feet square of gravel. I want a nice informal hedge down one side, but
the
neighbour's drain runs right next to the boundary. Is it just trees
that're
a problem, or would it be unsafe to plant medium-sized shrubs along there?

Also, I was hoping to put in something (not sure what) big at the front,
in
the middle - which'd be about 10 feet from the neighbour's drain and 10
feet
from mine. Any idea what sort of size limit I should be thinking of for
this spot?

Thanks for any advice - I would have googled for this, but using 'drains'
as
a query word is hopeless because of all the references to things like
'soil
that drains well'.

cheers,
G.A.

Willow tree roots are the worst culprits for getting into drains

If the drain is a new sealed system one theres less chance of problems but
if its old clay pipe type then its very easy for any shrub or tree roots to
cause trouble