The crepe myrtle, yellow flowering bush, decorative asparagus, and bougainvillea in front of the fence are so overgrown that they are taking over the sidewalk.  One of my great uncles who moved to Texas around the turn of the century loved it because, “Everything grew so well.”  It is true that many things grow very well, and then, to keep the plants within bounds, one needs to cut them back.

 And so I cut them back.

 You can see some of the cutting, as well as a clearer sidewalk.  It was like cutting a tunnel through the green.

 This smaller crepe myrtle has also been cut back to size.  A lot of trimmings from several bushes lie to the left of this bush.

This is gardening by removal.  This is rather like weeding in the air.  The timing may be poor, but, I had to uncover the sidewalk.  Other bushes were simply too big for their setting.   These bushes  will continue to grow.