Consider low maintenance when planning your landscape. When selecting
shrubs for your yard, determine the maximum height and spread you want
from the planting, and then select only from shrubs with those
characteristics.
The shrubs listed in this bulletin have been grouped according to their
mature heights. If you are looking for a shrub that will grow under a
window that is 4 feet from the ground, select from those listed as dwarf
shrubs. You certainly would not select a Tatarian Honeysuckle (10 to 12
feet) for this location.
Never select a shrub that will ultimately grow too high for its location
and expect to keep it shorter by constant clipping. This will only add
to your time in maintaining your landscape.
[Illustration: _Wrong selection of shrubs can be disastrous as shown
by the planting on the right._]