Topiary is the art of growing trees and shrubs as living sculptures — cubes, spheres, obelisks, animal shapes or combinations of these. The tradition has flourished in various places at different ...

Question: My young children and I would like to experiment withsome simple topiary projects, using common and easy plants. Do youhave any recommendations? — John S.V., Lake Elsinore What an excellent ...

How to make a simple but elegant Christmas topiary using roses and holiday greenery, as demonstrated by Pat Hermés of the Houston School of Floral Design. • Choose a liner of plastic or use another ...

BOXWOODS clipped into spirals resembling soft-serve ice cream. Yews shorn into elephants and peacocks. A verdant Mickey Mouse waving hello in Orlando. Topiary, the unnatural shaping of shrubs through ...

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Good structure is to the autumn garden what good bones are to the ageing face. The difference is that autumn's soggy tendencies are easy to fix: topiary defies seasonal droopiness. It diverts ...

Madeleine Howell discovers a fresh approach to the art of clipping on the banks of the Thames Madeleine Howell is a lifestyle, features and travel publisher, writer and editor, exploring how to live ...