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wildginger Fairfax, VA(Zone 7a) Aug 07, 2009

Hi,
We're planning to plant some shrubs soon in front of our house - ilex glabra (shamrock) and itea virginica (little henry). A friend with lots of landscaping experience told me to not plant them too deeply. He said to mound the soil up and give them some height from the surrounding ground. It sounds like a good idea to me, especially when I look around at yards I like. The beds seem to be set off from the other parts of the yard with this change in height of the soil and plants. My question: should I bring in extra soil to create this effect? We're planning to mix in some superfine with the existing soil. If I do need to bring in extra soil, what kind should it be? It's a very flat yard in the front. Also, how do you figure out how much soil to add? Do you just eyeball it? Or is there a way to measure?

Thanks for any help you can offer!

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Smokey_SC Piedmont, SC(Zone 7b) Aug 07, 2009

I plant everything in compost, crushed dead leaves and peat moss. I mix about 4 parts compost to 1 part peat moss. I don't measure the leaves.

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