Keep your shrubs cut back at least 24″ to 36″ away from your exterior walls.

For optimal home exterior health and to prevent damage to your home, it’s recommended to keep shrubs at least 2 -3 feet away from your exterior walls. Always plant shrubs based on their full grown size, not just how they look when initially planted.

Exterior Maintenance: Eventually you are going to need to get behind your shrubs. You trim the tops and sides of your shrubs, but how are you going trim the back side of the shrubs growing right up against your house?

Prevents Moisture issues: Keeping shrubs away from walls allows for proper air circulation and prevents excess moisture buildup which in Florida leads to excessive mold and mildew. 

Root damage: Roots from large shrubs can damage foundation
walls if planted too close.

Pest control: Spacing shrubs away from the house also helps to deter pests from easily accessing. Most importantly for us Floridians we have termites and for those of you who don’t know termites love moist conditions.