Yesterday, Higgins and I were walking along the Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk admiring the modern high rises and their elegant glass balconies. One first-level condo had cleverly arranged fake boxwood hedges around the perimeter of their balcony for some much-needed privacy.
Like this:
I have sworn up and down that I would never bring a fake plant into our house, but I may bend my rules a bit just this once. Our balcony railing is white, flimsy, and an eyesore to me so I'm considering doing my own hedges out there. For one thing, Higgins has taken a liking to the balcony and I'm terrified his curiosity will take him in between the bars when I'm not looking (which I doubt because I watch him like a HAWK and am considering leashing him while he's out there).
A hedge would cover up the ugly bars and keep his curiosity at bay. Plus, it's would block the 'view' of the parking lot below us, leaving us only the city skyline in view.
Now, the question here is the price. An
article on the Temple University cites pricing for an artificial boxwood hedge to be about $25 per square foot. Other sites are selling 36" wide hedges for $300 and up. There's gotta be a cheaper way!!! Unless I win the lottery this week, I guess I'll go to Michaels and figure this out.
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