Topiary is a form of pruning wherein a shrub or small tree is trimmed and trained into an interesting, elegant, or whimsical shape. Topiary shapes can range from a classic spiral or ball-on-stem to a ...

The centuries-old art form of topiary involves the training and trimming of plants, trees or shrubs into ornamental shapes, from traditional hedges and sheared trees to the fanciful shapes of Disney ...

Gardeners looking for new challenges might consider branching out into topiary, the art of trimming and training plants to grow in fanciful or formal shapes. Topiary has been practiced for ...

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 ...

You can show your devotion to your pet or love of a particular breed by giving your garden bushes a canine-flavoured makeover Topiary - the art of training or pruning living trees and shrubs into ...

Maybe it’s because they often look like cartoon characters or because they make a garden look organized. Whatever their magic, topiaries are popular and have been for some time. Plants shaped to look ...

You can use it to make a point, to hold or concentrate a garden viewer’s attention. Some country gardeners are dubious about using topiary. They see it as fussy and over complicated — and sometimes it ...

My first encounter with fanciful topiary came when I was 18 and arrived for the first time on the campus of my Boston area college. Situated atop a hill, my dormitory offered an idyllic view of the ...

Two standard poodles keep Teresa Bennett company in her York County garden. Black Jack and Red Baron romp while she weeds and follow her around while she walks her yard. Now, the poodles and Bennett ...

Locally, the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe offers the best place to fall in love with topiary. A camel covered in needle vine (Ceropegia depilis), a donkey blanketed in emerald carpet (Rubus ...

ELFIN FOREST — The road to Charles and Jennifer Coburn’s home meanders through the hills north and east of San Diego. Their property is a quick left off the main road and up a winding drive that ends ...