Wild Or Structured, Landscaped Look In Your Garden?

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I would say I go for the wild look for the simple reason that I like to leave plants alone to see what they do. Obviously, I do a bit of pruning if my bush interferes with my washing-line lol but apart from that, I leave everything alone "to do their thing." It's interesting that creeper plants find their own way eventually, even if you don't restrict them by attaching them to walls. I have a small shrub that my FIL pinned to the wall and I'm very tempted to set it free because I don't like seeing it like that. Mum's neighbour, Miriam, has a structured garden and she will actually kill something off if she doesn't like a particular plant..or move it elsewhere. My FIL is always moving plants. Interestingly, my Mum rarely moves plants which is probably where I get it from. Miriam once asked Mum what she was doing about the big shrub at the top of the garden. When asked, "Why" she was told, "I can't see Blackpool Tower now" bearing in mind this Tower is about 3 miles away and SHE won't deal with HER shrub that sheds red berries all over Mum's side. Also, Mum has a running dispute with Gail on the other side who has an ivy growing up the front of her house. With it being semi-detached it started interfering with Mum's side and when Dad asked Gail's husband Kevin to remove it from their side he went a bit mental and did it but hasn't spoken to them since! So, when Mum spotted some leaves that invariably fall off the ivy in Autumn, in her garden, she collected them and chucked them back into Gail's garden. Do you get like this? All territorial over what's yours and what isn't? As for Mum's shrub, it's staying as it is because Miriam wouldn't be able to see Blackpool Tower unless she looks out from the back bedroom anyway. I reckon she made that bit up, actually but it's staying put and that's that!!