ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「In Los Angeles, some wealthy homeowners pay a fortune to keep their private lives from prying eyes. A high hedge wall, which increases privacy while reducing noise and air pollution, has become a status symbol. “You guys are all concrete in Manhattan, and for privacy you have doormen,” said Brent Green, a veteran landscaper in Los Angeles, whose clients include Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, Regina King and Regina Hall. “But here in Los Angeles, you can live near a freeway, a heavily trafficked street or be right on top of your neighbor, and you’ll still have a backyard. Hedges create privacy.” In neighborhoods like Beverly Hills and Bel Air, entire blocks are made up of individually cordoned-off homes — residential jewel boxes tucked behind elaborate leafy walls, the real estate equivalent of the velvet rope. Behind them, elite landscapers have crafted “Alice in Wonderland”-like gardens. The typical starting price for their elaborate handiwork, including plants and labor, is $1 million. Most areas in Los Angeles have height restrictions for fences. But landscapers say that when the fence is something that grows, regulators nearly always look away. Tap the link in our bio to look behind the hedges. Photos by @tanveerbadal」7月2日 8時16分