A gutter garden can happen pretty quick here in the Pacific Northwest.  This gutter cleaning project done in Hillsboro, Or. in September 09' was on the brink of pulling all the gutters down around the house.  What you cant see in this picture is a root system of this one plant that spans about 6 ft.  under all the pods and fir tree needle debris.   We have come across far worse than this, like 4 ft corn plants and even a full garden.

This particular home the gutters were done 14 months prior to this visit.  A more frequent cleaning maybe every 6 months would more suit this homes gutter systems maintenance needs.  I often return to our new customers homes in 6 months or so especially in questionable areas like this home that has a fir tree wood line in there back yard.  Its a good idea to have me do that to better measure a good preventative maintenance cleaning for you, to help prevent the gutter gardens.   Your the homes front line of defense so please contact us before the gardens bloom preferably.  CLICK HERE - Your Hillsboro gutter cleaners