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Landlord
Concerns -
What
your building's owner might worry about
At some point
in your life, you will either find yourself having to deal with
a landlord, or having to deal with being a landlord (even if you
are the only one you're lording over in your home.) So it's important
to think from the landlord's perspective when planning and caring
for your container garden.
Put on your
landlord hat and think about how gardening might affect where you
live.
Building
issues: How will it make the building look? Will it cause any
damage to the building?
Safety issues:
Could someone trip and fall? Could containers fall and injure
someone?
Neighborhood
issues: Will the neighbors complain about how it looks? Will
it attract unwanted attention from unwanted neighbors?
If you are a
renter, the best strategy is to make your landlord your ally. You
will probably find that your landlord is much more encouraging and
helpful if you are sensitive to his/her concerns. If you don't have
strong feelings about colors or which plants to grow - ask your
landlord if s/he has any favorites. If you do a good job, before
too long, the landlord may alert you to other gardening opportunities
in places previously off limits or otherwise beyond consideration.
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