Other fun ideas include creating a maze, laying the topiary out in a heart-shaped design or making your animals-topiaries life-sized. Advertisement THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT AND NOT EDITORIAL CONTENT.

There are fun faux topiary ideas to spruce up any season or holiday, and this Valentine's Day topiary project using Dollar Tree materials would be a frugal accompaniment to this DIY Valentine's ...

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 ...

This vast and formal take on topiary didn't actually begin until the 16th century in France and Holland, and was copied throughout Europe. This formal style though, seems a distant cry from our ...

Some people are content to let nature run its own course, but others believe they have a better idea. They look at a bush and think it would look better shaped as a ball; they see a hedge and decid… ...

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 ...

Lastly, though a topiary is one way to add wow factor to your garden, Wong has other tips and tricks up his sleeve. Below, he shares three ideas for getting started. Fernando Wong’s gardening ...

How to get started. When it comes to your first attempt on a plant in your garden, it is wise to start with a small, relatively simple design, such as a cone, pyramid or ball.

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.

Topiary is described as the art of shaping and trimming plants into ornamental shapes, including animals. "Deer are popular, ... "So it's kind of crazy the ideas people come up with." ...