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 ...

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 ...

Ivy is an excellent choice for hollow topiary as are jasmine, creeping rosemary and creeping fig to name a few. For “stuffed” creations baby’s tears, pennyroyal and thyme are a few.

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 ...

These topiary are mostly too large and complicated to be done in a single afternoon. A dappled willow, or Salix integra, pruned into a relaxed topiary shape at Snug Harbor Farm.

Laid-Back Topiary for Your Winter Windowsill. The traditionally prissy practice relaxes at the hands of modern floral designers, just in time for you to bring one inside. By . Cynthia Kling.

Blobbery bushes are a form of topiary, but what exactly is topiary, and how is it used in a yard? Evidence for the use of topiary in Europe dates back to Ancient Rome, where writing by Pliny the ...

To make this colorful topiary, start by poking your wooden dowel through the center of each of the foam balls, then use a little hot glue to keep them firmly in place.

Ponti’s Sleepy Chick topiary is part of a larger exhibition and will be on display until 20 October, 2014. + Claude Ponti. Via My Modern Met Lead photo via Molaire and Tentacules.