Besides planting fruit trees, perennial beds, herb and vegetable gardens, Carreiro experimented with trimming some fast-growing shrubs into unique forms.
bᵻsˌaɪdz plˈæntɪŋ fɹˈuːt tɹˈiːz, pəɹˈɛnɪəl bˈɛdz, ˈɜːb ænd vˈɛdʒɪɾəbəl ɡˈɑːɹdənz, kæɹˈɛɹoʊ ɛkspˈɛɹɪməntᵻd wɪð tɹˈɪmɪŋ sˌʌm fˈæstɡɹˈoʊɪŋ ʃɹˈʌbz ˌɪntʊ juːnˈiːk fˈɔːɹmz.