In January 2026, we began removing a number of trees and shrubs from the left side of #7 to eliminate overcrowding and to improve not only aesthetics, but sustainability. The majority of plants on the chopping block - literally - were Leyland Cypresses.  Because they are fast growers and have a naturally pyramidal form, they have been overplanted in the landscape as screens and hedgerows; however, they are nonnative, shallow-rooted, short-lived, and prone to a host of unpreve