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 ...
Adelaide topiarists say they’ve never been busier as more people look to spruce up their gardens by creating “living sculptures” to enjoy in the new normal of more time at home. Craig Sullivan, who ...
Charlotte Molesworth’s garden, with chess pieces, peacocks, lollipops and tiered topiary in yew and wavy buxus hedges Credit: Photo: CHARLOTTE MOLESWORTH When the friend of a friend told me that she ...
The ancient Egyptians and Romans practiced the art of topiary with imagination and ingenuity. In Renaissance Europe, the clipping and ordering of alleys and avenues was as important as growing flowers ...
All gardens require a little sprucing-up at the end of summer, but the staff at the world's largest topiary garden has got more work cut out than most, with the beginning of autumn signalling the ...
Whether you're elevating your garden, decking, balcony, driveway, patio or any other outside space, a spiral topiary tree is an elegant and extravagant plant that's sure to create a lavish feature in ...
A GARDENER who shaped his trees into Easter Island heads keeps them looking tiptop by talking to them. Charlie Greene’s topiary has been a talking point in Onchan, on the Isle of Man, for the past 20 ...