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I have a few fruit trees in my backyard garden (8" high raised beds). So far, the plants around these fruit trees have been xeriscape-type perennials. However, I'm very tempted to move some of the perennials to the front yard and plant more veggies in the back (this is a part of the yard where I have a fence-inside-a-fence to keep my dogs from digging). However, I'm thinking that this might be...