The project of converting my front yard from turf grass with Asian shrubs to all native plants.

Hedge Skeletons

Thick, dry stems that look like crone claws rise up out of a flower bed bordered in logs.

I think of these as hedge skeletons. When I started pulling the Asian plants out of the yard, I wasn't able to remove the hedges. At the time I didn't have any saws equal to the task. So I pruned them down as far as I could with the yard tools I had. And that left skeletons.

I rather like them. They're creepy.

A few of them continue to sprout so I have to keep pruning the new leaves off. But most of them are truly dead now.

July 05, 2023