Need some input...landscape contractor messed up
Had a landscape company out today and they took the liberty to alter what I wanted done. I have two arborvitaes that are about 12 feet apart, I asked them to extend the bed around them 6-8 inches and then combine the two into 1 large bed making sure to keep one edge parallel with my driveway. They decided to do this and make the other edge parallel with the property line which is not parallel to how the trees were planted and now one of the trees is no longer centered in the bed. Looking for some input if it's worth putting soil down and replanting a small amount of grass to reestablish the edge and center the closest arborvitae.
Here is the good edge:
The messed up edge, white string is where I would build the new edge as I wanted.
And a further back view.
Thanks in advance.
Bonus points, what should I put in between the trees? Was thinking 1-2 Hydrangeas.
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7 years agoThis shows what I envision a bit better and how it would be after black mulch is put down.
Emmarene, I definitely notice it and figured some may not.
Gardengal, i've spoken to my local nursery and they assure me 12 feet should be plenty of room for at least 1.
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Thanks for the input thus far.
Here are some better angles. Still not sure what I can put in between these two as a similar sized arborvitae will run over my budget.
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