Landscaping
Common Gardening Mistakes You May Be Making
Even the greenest of thumbs get it wrong sometimes.
by Grace Gallagher
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Gardening can feel like a game of chance: one of your plants is thriving while its neighbor wilts. Stephanie Fox of @loving_my_gardeningtips runs down the most common mistake gardeners make when growing these popular varieties.
Planting new shrubs too close to each other
“Within a couple of years you will have to move one of them,” Fox says. While you wait for them to fill out, fill in the space with hardy or half-hardy annuals like Cosmos.Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment/Getty ImagesTap
