That goes for any public works project, lake, cliff, fence by the train tracks, river, etc: you need at least one open space between. You can plant them adjacent to trees, though.
Aww I'm sorry this happened.![]()
Don't feel bad; this happened to me too. I lost tons of hydrangeas because I was trying to border Diana's home with them and didn't know they couldn't be planted that close to something. I also didn't know that if you plant more than a certain amount in a row, one dies or something? I have a chain of 'em and had to break them up with stumps and mushrooms.
I had spent so many TBT bells on those bushes and I killed all but two in my first go, lol.
Keeping this in mind, lol. I knew it was either 12 or 13.this system is made so people wont try to lock people into their homes by planting a chain of bushes, so the maximum (12 I believe?) is the amount you can plant while leaving some space for the person to exit a small home. its not just bushes, any solid thing- trees, stumps, bamboo- add to the chain limit.
I just plant flowers in the empty spots. itd be annoying to have to walk all the way around to the start of my path to get out, anyways.