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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 | Categories: gardening | Tags: hedges • Indian hawthorn • Raphiolepis indica • topiary | 5 Comments »