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." ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gardening and art become delightfully entwined in the classic forms of ivy topiary, and it is easy enough to grow your own sculpture. Ivy planted in pots can be trained on wire frames in the shapes of ...

Topiaries – shrubs that are pruned into ornamental shapes such as spirals or animals, or metal forms covered with a creeping plant — can elicit a "wow" at the entrance of your home. Tastefully placed, ...

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 ...

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 ...