HeDgErOwS

Barley, a dog, walks past a series of short decorative bushes, each trimmed into an approximate rectangle, with very wide spacing between them.

I’m always tickled by hedges that have been arranged in such a way that they can serve no purpose other than to be decorative. These, for example, are too short to provide privacy, and their comical spacing ensures they provide no meaningful barrier. If hedges are far enough apart that Barley can walk into your yard, they’re not keeping anything else out, either. Certainly, they’re not to my taste (and I spend enough of these posts complaining about yard aesthetics as it is), but maybe there’s an alternative explanation. Maybe, one day, a shady landscaper sold a homeowner on a scheme to have a hedge planted for just half the price.