Don't get me wrong, I love a good topiary. Sometimes all I want to see are some beautifully pruned boxwood hedges. And sometimes plants clipped this tight can create an energetic Dr. Seuss effect. (One of my dreams is to create a Dr. Seuss inspired garden.) I don't think that is the intention here, or in most yards I pass that have poor plants being shaped into mangy blobs.
This plant is meant to branch out freely. As my new friend pointed out, pittosporum has such a lacy texture to it. When clipped, you can't see this lovely effect.
Right across the street from the yard pictured above is another yard, with the same plant. As you can see in the pictures below, its graceful form is allowed to grow.
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