I remember a brief job I had as landscaper when I was a very young fella. Not quite as disastrous an attempt as our lawn-clearance- via-white-gas experience, or the home-repair-with-skyscraper- equipment one. We planted a row of Italian Cypress to help buffer a house from street noise. Years later, the trees still stand, healthy and strong, and by now at least 4 times my height... Very nice feeling to see them, every time I drive by, which is often. Trees are good.