Even if you don’t have a back yard, you can share in the joy of spring gardening. Let’s start with what you already might have growing indoors. Is there an ivy plant that has been sending off new, ...
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 ...
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 Disney ...
Plants trained to the shapes of balls, pyramids and lifelike animals are called topiaries. They are fun to make and often are used as decorations for the home or the landscape. Topiaries usually start ...
Wire forms are available from most floral or garden centers. Prices range from $7 to $200 and come in all shapes and sizes. Begin with something simple such as English Ivy. Select strong, young plants ...
If you were lucky over the holidays, you may have received a gorgeous green topiary as a house gift (less lucky if it came shaped like a monkey). But if you want your “Rudolph the Ivy-Nosed Reindeer” ...
No longer belonging exclusively to the mazelike gardens of European castles, topiary is a miniature fantasy waiting to come to life in any home or apartment. Topiary is the art of shaping plants, by ...
If you love the idea of a formal garden with a contemporary feel, topiary may be the way to go, says Hannah Stephenson I HAVE to admit it, I love formal gardens, those with a definite structure, sense ...