07-25-2011, 05:31 AM
Lot's of really knowledgeable suggestions and ideas for you here. I would just like to comment about planting setbacks from your property line. When your adjacent neighbor is ready to develop, any of your plantings that cross the line can be chopped off with impunity. The neighbor does not have to carefully prune his side of your plants or ask your permission - and can do a lot of damage that will affect the part of the plant that is on your side. So it is good to plant at least a 5' to 10'(for trees and plants with a spreading habit)setback. And to prevent the neighbor from then thinking that those 5-10' are his, keep your stakes and string nice and visible from his side.