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 ...
TOPIARY IS THE ART of clipping and training plants into shapes. It can be formal or fun -- or a little of both. It certainly lets you have fun with plants and get a little wild with your Felcos. Your ...
Santiago Padilla waters the "mama swan" topiary at the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens in Las Vegas recently. The display depicts Monet's famous 1900 painting, ``The Water Lily Pond." ...
When I think of topiary, I think of Disneyland and whimsical cartoon characters reproduced as perfectly clipped plants. In fact, Walt Disney did much to acquaint many of us with topiary, an ancient ...
Once upon a time, European Renaissance gardeners spent months upon months carefully pruning and shaping foliage into the geometric shapes, swirling spirals and life-size animals of traditional topiary ...
Stuck for a summer project? How about an enormous squirrel in the front garden? Maybe a Box hedge dragon? Head Gardener at Powerscourt, Alex Slazenger says topiary also has its more elegant side, and ...
When I think of topiary, I think of Disneyland and whimsical cartoon characters reproduced as perfectly clipped plants. In fact, Walt Disney did much to acquaint many of us with topiary, an ancient ...
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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 ...
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