autopiary–in pink!
Earlier I’d shared my neighbor’s car-shaped hedge with you. A couple weeks ago John mentioned that the hedge was in bloom.
I hadn’t paid much attention to what the clipped plant was. But now that it’s blooming, it’s clear that the plant is Raphiolepis indica, the Indian hawthorn that’s turning every third yard in this part of town either pink or white with its flowers. There’s definitely something to be said for growing plants that nobody else grows, but there’s also something cool about having your plants participate in a city-wide explosion of color.
Well, there may be a few million of these plants blooming in town, but no one has one that’s shaped quite like my neighbor’s…
April 05 2009 07:35 am | Categories: gardening | Tags: hedges • Indian hawthorn • Raphiolepis indica • topiary
susan (garden-chick) on 05 Apr 2009 at 8:10 am #
Perfect location right under the speed limit sign. Sort of brings the whole vignette together!
Helen/patientgardener on 05 Apr 2009 at 12:00 pm #
Fantastic!
Karen - An Artist's Garden on 05 Apr 2009 at 1:53 pm #
LOL
its great!
tina on 06 Apr 2009 at 6:53 am #
Well it sure does look like a car. And most pretty too. I grew this in Alabama but it is not too hardy here-though still pretty!
ryan on 07 Apr 2009 at 9:37 am #
Pretty terrific. I have a neighbor with a cotoneaster roadrunner, but this is even better.