Hedge Skeletons

Thick, dry stems that look like crone claws rise up out of a flower bed bordered in logs.

I think of these as hedge skeletons. When I started pulling the Asian plants out of the yard, I wasn't able to remove the hedges. At the time I didn't have any saws equal to the task. So I pruned them down as far as I could with the yard tools I had. And that left skeletons.

I rather like them. They're creepy.

A few of them continue to sprout so I have to keep pruning the new leaves off. But most of them are truly dead now.

July 05, 2023