You can build a garden around your mailbox to make your regular visits to your mailbox more inviting and cheerful. You are going to need some pretty tough plants to put up with the harsh growing conditions accompanying a street-side mailbox. Blocked in by pavement, a mailbox garden needs perennials that thrive in full sunlight and tolerate heat and drought. Except for  billowy ornamental grass, your mailbox garden plants should stay under 2 feet high so that your view is not blocked as you back out of the driveway. You can also use cactus and succulents if you live in a semi-arid area such as South Texas. Once your mailbox garden is finished, you will get to appreciate your hard work and the garden's beauty day after day.

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