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 ...

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 ...

Spiral shrubs may look difficult, but are surprisingly easy to make and maintain. For a fraction of what a garden shop charges, you can create a spiral topiary at home in an hour or two. These days, ...

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 ...

The word 'blobbery' may not sound very elegant; blobs are not conventionally associated with elegance, after all. But in gardening circles, the blobbery – a term coined by Guy Watts, managing director ...

You don’t have to be the sort of person who files their CDs in alphabetical order to enjoy the orderliness of a formal garden. I know people often think of it as the “statues, symmetry and straight ...

Villa Lante in Viterbo, central Italy, is lovely, in a straight-armed, geometrical kind of a way. It features in a book called Topiary, written by an aptly named garden historian, Twigs Way, and ...

My friend Roni sent me photos of an unusual plant she saw in Europe last month. Initially, it appeared to be an arrangement of leafy branches in a tall woven vase on top of a ceramic container. What ...