The corner-lot houses curved design suits the pie-shaped property 40 metres along the street tapers to 25 at the back. While only a quarter acre, the lot seems larger because David scoops up a 12 foot strip of municipal property by planting right to the curb. DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST
David and Daunine Burbank say the first couple of years working on their property were challenging, but now they can sit back most days and enjoy. DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST
A Portugal laurel has been trained and trimmed into a horizontal sculpture. David planted a tiny sapling in 2006. It was about a quarter-inch in diameter and it took six seasons to get the branches all the way to the top. I clipped off all but two branches at each level for horizontals. He has a stock of orchard ladders of different heights and finds pruning meditative and fun. He created the arched doorway in the hedge, right, by growing plants up both sides, then guiding pieces across the top by tying them to bamboo.