Rus in urbe

It needs a bit of clipping, and I doubt if much can be done about the hole unless they have a small statue and a way to place it right.

I guess the idea is to provide a boundary between the two properties, Bob, though why anyone would have that isea I don't know. It seems to be mainly an obstruction. If they have to have something there I suggest a couple of smaller round bushes clipped to a point at the top.

il ne faut d'objet trop encombrant pour passer

The locked gates don't help, either, Gerard. I suppose if you have a wall you pretty well have to lock the gate. The gates open on ground-floor apartments, so I don't know why they're there at all, or at least why they aren't shorter.

With a bit of imagination that could be clipped into a very nice abstract.

Now that's a very good idea, Jean. Thanks. Perhaps I'll recommemd it.

The owner obviously failed his topiary course......................

The title has me flummoxed John?

This is a condo, Keith, so they're probably skimping on maintenance,

Rus in urbe is creating the look of the country in the city. Big gardens can be quite successful, but often the look is pretty skimpy. I suppose part of the reason for this is to obscure the wall, which is very long and would, if there were no greenery, give the building the look of a prison.