More than 12 years ago we bought our house, and one of my favorite things in it was the bay window in the kitchen with a view to the big green wall. I'm a city boy and most of my life I spent in the apartment, but here, now here I have my own backyard and a mighty wall to protect me from neighbors nosing and to relax while watching it. With a plenty of lawn in between to enjoy, it is such a nice thing to have. Until my wife or her mother decide to give it a shave. I never bought any of their reasons, but every once in a while they go through serious pruning that leaves my green wall looking like a freshly sheered sheep. Actually, I'm sure that every self-respecting ram would agree with me that over-pruning is bad. :)
Anyway, now I have this overgrown wall here I want to remember as it is, even if my kids are too big to play in the backyard where we can see them, I'm sure I'll pull this picture to look at it as soon as pruning shears appear again. :)