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Higgs Boson wrote:

OK, I finally got those big bushes removed from front of house. (Had
posted earlier for ways to remove stumps.) Turns out, after I
thoroughly wetted the base, gardener was able to dig it out, except
ran into little problem -- water line! Other stump coming out Friday,
not on water line, one hopes!

Here's current view:

http://tinypic.com/r/1zn8lli/5

(Hope link works!!!)

NOW: What to put in their place? I have been kicking around ideas,
getting more and more confused.
Need your recommendations. This is So. Calif coastal, North facing.
Plenty of sun all year.

1. Expen$ive decorative planter with tall-ish shrub (what kind????)
Gardener cautions it might be stolen.

2. Ordinary terra cotta planter with (tall) (short) shrub, but not
too spreading, or it will get in the way of the front walk like
the old shrubs did.

3. Home Depot has blueberry bushes that don't spread too much (it
said). Have been waiting decades for blueberries that will work w/o
winter chill. (I don't care if people pick a few as they pass)

4. Forget pots, shrubs, trees, etc. Create a low-lying semi-
circular area with pebbles/rocks/succulents/cacti.

5. Your suggestions?

WOULD REALLY VALUE YOUR INPUT ON THESE FIRST THOUGHTS.

TIA

Persephone
T

Possible plant of interest.

http://www.growingthehomegarden.com/...ergreen-landsc
ape.html

I'd try to encourage a creeping thyme to soften the hard edge of the
walk way.

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Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden
What use one more wake up call?