SAN DIEGO — It's the night before Halloween and more than 52 plant figures remain to be seen!
"It's like looking at clouds. You know how you see something different? And you may think, 'oh that looks like an elephant!" said artist Edna Harper.
What do you see? Bunnies, elephants, and whales, oh my!
That’s what keeps a Middle Town garden in San Diego alive.
"You are looking at my creation of a topiary garden," said Harper.
Around the neighborhood, they call her "Edna Scissorhands" as a nickname; and since then her plants have never been the same.
"They are cape honeysuckles. It's a vine," she says.
Today, she has her gardener Pedro Duran trim each figure, one at a time.
"I'm not the Scissorhands anymore," Harper laughs. " I just drew it."
It's a much different look if you look at her front yard before in 1969. She illustrated pictures inspired by her travels to make it look divine.
"You know, when you're an artist, you can see things. These sculptures are reminiscent of my travels to the Orient, Singapore, and Thailand. I saw a lot of elephants. I love elephants," said Harper.
And oh, you can see many things like spooks and goblins and flapping wings.
"My neighbors like it because it's bringing notoriety to the neighborhood. People come from all over the world to see it. I love when people come by and take pictures," said Harper.
This Halloween, you may see the secret mailbox and other hidden gems at 3549 Union Street - just look beneath the stems!
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