Are you still making this mistake?

), but this is the one thing landscape designers hope goes away and stays away.

Filling a bed immediatley doesnt give the plants room to grow overtime.

White brick exterior of Jena Salmon’s ranch style house in Dallas, Texas

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Treat your landscape like you do the interior of your homeadding and subtracting things as you live with it.

This can also create a breeding ground for unwanted pests and fungal diseases.

St Simons front yard with patio and old live oak tree

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