sparkles2307
Garden Ornament
So, we have this big, flat, wide open yard...with NOTHING in it for landscaping...not even a tree! We have trees on the E & W property lines in rows, but the actual lawn is this vast expanse of nothing. DH says we cant put ANYTHING in the yard (I like ornamental trees) because the roots will infiltrate the septic or sump drain lines or some crap. He also cant stand not seeing who drives by on the road... I never lived in a house that had lines that go ALL over the yard. You can see the strips of longer grass where the sump drain line is, and where there is one other drain but I dont know what it is cause it comes from the OPPOSITE side of the house than the septic is on. The Septic system, BTW, is not remotely close to where I want these trees/flower beds. Oh and the newest lame excuse (from the man who owns 5 tractors, 2 have buckets on the front) "It will make snow drift over the driveway..." Really? REALLY?!? So, does this sound like lame excuses to you? I already ordered my trees fm ArborDay and intend to USE them... I think that if I go 50 ft from the drain lines they will be safe for YEARS and by the time they would have any trouble we would prolly need to replace them anyway! Like I said, I have never lived in a house like this, so maybe he is right about all these lines and stuff... but it sounds fishy to me, esp when Gma and Gpa's house next door has the same setup as us and she has a veritable PARK in her yard its so thick with trees....