🌳EARTH DAY APPRECIATION POST 🌳 The unsung heros award goes to all the landscape architects of the world. I know you cringe each time you see overtrimmed and butchered landscape. I know it deviates from your vision, planning and schematics when you presented your project. We see you. ❤️ In the Arizona heat, trimming and overtrimming creates more issues than most people truly understand. It's ok to keep the plants in their natural state. Your landscape architects have already considered native plants and their sustainability during their initial plot planning. It's why they do what they do. It's ok to not have "uniform" bushes. Most aren't meant to be that way. Chances are you're replacing more plants than you should be, and there's a reason. Consider letting them grow and see the potential that your LA saw before the project broke ground. #LetItGrow #LandscapeArchitecture
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