Landscaping around electrical boxes i recently read an article in a well known garden magazine that gave several options for landscaping around enclosures for underground distribution systems.
Landscaping around electrical boxes pictures.
Landscaping around utility boxes and lines.
We didn t just disguise them we made the area very productive to the point where it s paying us back for our investment.
Foundation shrubs can be used many places in a landscape wherever you want to soften the look of a man made structure.
In this example a large stark lamp post is softened with some small shrubs planted around the base.
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Landscaping around utility boxes.
Typically green transformer boxes can be 3 to 4.
In the series of photos below i ll show you how we landscaped around our utility boxes.
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Utility boxes are an unfortunate consequence of modern electrical convenience.
How to landscape a transformer box.
The very first thing you need to do when landscaping around utility boxes is call the company that installed it.
A transformer box is an essential piece of equipment that provides electrical service to one or more houses.
The best you can do is try to live in harmony with them.
Well placed hedges plantings or screens will help draw the attention away from the box and onto the yard s more decorative elements.
Detached garages sheds gazebos patios and decks are other places to consider the use of foundation shrubs.
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You have plans to live off the grid they re a fact of life and they unfortunately aren t usually designed with aesthetics in mind.
I was amazed and dismayed at how little the author had researched the subject from the practicability point of view.
Although you can t move the box it doesn t need to take center stage.
The electric transformer box in your yard serves an important purpose but it can also be a serious eyesore.