The juniper will grow up there and does. It just grows downhill 5x faster and I have to hack it back at least twice a year. That particular area gets bright morning sun, shade in the afternoon, and then decent filter shade coverage from a monstrous pair of crepe myrtles.
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The housing where I am starts at half a mil and one neighbor around the bend just slapped up a 6 million dollar place. Covenants may be a PITA ... but it sure does protect the property values. As soon as Tonksys kids age up, or I just can't take it anymore... thats when I buy the little house on a large spread and do as I please.