Homeowner warned after sharing video of recent landscaping project: 'I made the same mistake'

Homeowner warned after sharing video of recent landscaping project: 'I made the same mistake'

A homeowner's post about their decision to plant a Japanese maple turned into a cautionary tale for others who want to start doing their own yard projects.  The Reddit video, posted in r/Arborists, shows a freshly planted tree surrounded by red mulch and landscaping fabric, and the homeowner asked how they did. In the post, the original poster explained that they dug below the clay layer, backfilled it with topsoil, and covered it with fabric an…