When Bushes go BAD!

On Sunday Maddie and I went for walk up 600 North. During our walk I (being the nerdy landscape architecture student that I am) took notice of some of the landscaping faux pas along the way.

Bushes that were once small get big

Some of them get really BIG, the house above is when we thought "bushes gone bad"

Don't plant a tree right next to your house, not only is it a fire hazard. It just doesn't look right.

This image is a good example of Xeriscape gone bad. It is a good thing to cut down on water use, but if you decide to do something like this you have to be dedicated to keeping it looking nice. Nothing is as easy to maintain as grass! I know it is hard to believe but someone tore out lawn to put in this ugly wood chip pit.

Bowling balls are NOT yard art!

Again here we see the sad effects of plants growing, its not their fault the don't get to choose where they are planted. When trees meet powerlines they generally lose.

"Everything is good for something, even if it is just a bad example."

We also saw a really cool Ent.

This view of the Wellsville mountains from Old Main Hill in the morning is one of the best parts of my day.