Maybe ten years ago the developer built the second section of these elegant zero-lot line homes. Each house has one side right on the line and only a very narrow passageway on the other; the area outside the fence/gates is community property and everything inside is the responsibility of the homeowner. Most have a private gardener to take care of their tiny yards. All the houses have small patio areas in back facing either the greenbelt or the water.
Most of the newer houses have gates which gives them a very private feeling. 
One of the local Realtors puts a flag at the curb/driveway of every house for Fourth of July weekend.
Bougainvillea is quite lovely growing over the arch, but, as you'll see below, someone must keep it trimmed. It has vicious thorns which made me vow when we moved into this house that I would never grow it in my yard again!
This one is a very unusual color. There is an white flowering oleander trained as a tree to the right. Both require attention to pruning and shaping.
Here is a bougainvillea that has good Western exposure and blooms most of the year. They also keep it trimmed.
This gate with alternating straight and wavy bars has a northern exposure so they don't get as many blossoms as other bougainvilleas. The plaster dog with a basket in his mouth is a favorite porch decoration in this development.
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Our evergreen clematis is the Northwest's response to Bougainvilleas -- like wisteria, I have a feeling I don't dare linger too long around them, or I'll be swallowed up. But only the firethorn has thorns, which makes trimming a lot easier. The color of the bougainvillea is certainly magic, though.
What a lovely post! I love seeing entries.
We had a Bougainvillea... nasty thorny creature it was! I got rid of it, & have not regretted it. They can be beaufiful, but ours was just ugly & thorny! No sun, no flower bracts.
These houses with private gates and invisible patios always fascinate me. There is an air of mystery about them. I didn't realize that bougainvillea were such pests. They are beautiful.
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