Dukester wrote:
"Travis" wrote in message
news:JgQ9e.78239$B12.50235@trnddc09...

I discount trolls.

Sorry if the message appeared troll-like. My original subject line
was: "Plants next to the house?", but changed it before posting. I
guess I should have reprhrased the entire post, but the gyst of it
is still whether there are guidelines about planting directly next
to a house (or why not to), or whether to leave the entire thing
alone.

--Cheers!
Duke (wondering if posting "I discount trolls" as a reply to a
message (troll or not) is acknowledging them?)

Yes it would.

I don't know why anyone would plant a Leyland cypress 2.5 feet from a
house given they grow fast and huge. How can you maintain the exterior
of your house if shrubs and such are right up to it? If you are
watering the foundation plants that may very well contribute to your
basement seepage. Does the ground slope away from the house? I am not
a marriage/couples counselor.

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5