Diane Doherty, a member of the Portland Garden Club, demonstrates how to make a seasonal topiary, which, at about 3 feet, is great for an outdoor entryway. Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian.

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 ...

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.

How to make a simple but elegant Christmas topiary using roses and holiday greenery, as demonstrated by Pat Hermés of the Houston School of Floral Design. • Choose a liner of plastic or use ...

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.

Like stepping into a fairy tale -- the trees, bushes and even the vines seem come to life in Cal Klaver's topiary gardens in Jenison. Sporting poodle cuts, neatly trimmed greenery and sculptural ...

Topiary at Powerscourt means tastefully trimmed bushes, and conical trees, rather than those enormous dinosaurs and unicorns that they tend to go for in England and, oddly enough, Australia.

Shrubby honeysuckle (lonicera nitida) grows fast and can be a good topiary subject, although you will have to clip it quite a few times during the year, unlike box and yew, where you may get away ...

Topiary is something of an art and it involves clipping plants into ornamental shapes – whether it's spheres, cones or something a bit more complex, you can really personalize topiary to your style.

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 ...

Ladew Topiary Gardens Butterfly House will host over 20 species of butterflies. Staff and volunteers offer guided tours of the butterfly house and explain the the life cycles of the butterfly.

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 ...