"noli" wrote in message
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Hi

I've just put a deposit on a beautiful new home. The only fault with
it is there is a 1.5ft x 1.5ft stainless steel Electricity Supply box
in the garden.

Has anyone any idea how I can camouflage this?

My mother recommended planting a weeping will shrub behind the box
which would drap over the front?

Any advise?
Thanks


Your mother isn't thinking straight. Weeping willows become big trees with
wide-ranging roots. You do not want that near utility fixtures. Tell your
mother "Good idea", and then forget she ever said it. What you want is
shrubs, not trees.

Next, take pictures of the yard, including the box. Bring the pictures to a
real garden center* and tell them what your goal is. If you get what seems
to be an overly fast answer, ask this question about whatever shrub you seem
to be falling in love with: "What sort of care will this plant need in 2, 5
and 10 years?" If you get a blank stare, head to the library. Find 3-4 books
which discuss the shrub in detail.

* "Real" means not Home Depot, not Lowe's, not Wal Mart. You get the
picture.