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Originally Posted by Sprinkler Buddy
A mistake I see many do is overdoing it. It's best in my opinion to put in young healthy plants and leave plenty of room for them to mature. That's the most economical way. With that said: Everyone wants the look right away so they often ignore the long term appearance of the landscape and install way to many plants.
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I have to agree with this poster! In my neighborhood and traveling in others I've seen where the shrubs and trees were planted far too close together. This is also un-healthy for them....as well as looking a bit junky or un-tended after a couple of years. Plantings in FL will grow rather quickly. For an example we planted a hibiscus in the late Spring and now it's grown from about 12" to about 4 ft. If you keep your plantings watered and fertilized they'll grow pretty nicely. We have some palm "bushes" which needed trimming around the bottom (you'll see these all over T.V.). We were told it's important to keep your items trimmed otherwise it'll promote bugs.