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 ...

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 ...

Topiary is the art of growing trees and shrubs as living sculptures — cubes, spheres, obelisks, animal shapes or combinations of these. The tradition has flourished in various places at different ...

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 ...

One of the oldest forms of garden sculpture is not concrete, metal, wood or glass. It is live and comes from the garden itself: the topiary. Topiaries may have existed as far back as the first century ...

Topiary is the art of growing trees and shrubs as living sculptures — cubes, spheres, obelisks, animal shapes or combinations of these. The tradition has flourished in various places at different ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Three community organizations are trying to teach art to residents through a free gardening class. Topiary expert Mike Gibson is working with Columbia Parks & Recreation and the ...

For those eager these days to see something other than online or virtual art, a beautiful and unique sculptural work can be experienced Downtown. Georges Seurat’s 1884 pointillist masterpiece, “A ...

Mike Gibson is the artist in residence at the Pearl Friar Topiary Garden. But who's Pearl Fryar Pearl is the master? Yeah, if you wanna do topiary, you need to learn about pearl. So I started trimming ...

BISHOPVILLE — Supporters of South Carolina beloved horticulturist Pearl Fryar are rallying the community to help save his topiary garden in Bishopville. The famed self-taught artist is known for his ...