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Get more gardening and home care tips from Home Made Simple at http://www.homemadesimple.com/en-US/Garden/Pages/Home.aspx. Shrubbery can add beauty to any landscaping, but there are a few tips you should remember when it comes to either pruning trees or your shrubs to make your house the best it can be. Number one is you should always trim your bushes about six inches to a foot away from the house. The reason for that is most houses have wood on them, especially around the windows, and you want to make sure that your windows are clear of any vegetation. Vegetation thrives on water, and water and wood don't mix well together. So you want to give those bushes plenty of space from the house. And one of the main things you want to remember when it comes to pruning your trees is that no tree should be laying on top of your roof because it will cut the life of the shingles. So if you keep these tips in mind, you can keep your yard beautiful and your house healthy.