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 ...

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 ...

I’M HERE WITH CARRIE INGLE, AND WE ARE AT THE BEAUTIFUL LADEW TOPIARY GARDENS. I KNOW IT’S A HOT DAY, BUT THE SUN IS SHINING, HELPING THE PLANTS GROW. I’M HERE WITH ABBY EVANS, AND YOU REALLY ...

The word 'blobbery' may not sound very elegant; blobs are not conventionally associated with elegance, after all. But in gardening circles, the blobbery – a term coined by Guy Watts, managing director ...

Topiary, the practice of training plants into defined shapes, might evoke fantastical scenes from “Alice in Wonderland” or the formal gardens of Versailles. Michael P. Gibson believes its lessons ...

When some people think topiary, they envision a small grouping of potted miniatures shaped like lollipops. Others picture a pair of boxwood spirals flanking a front door. For some, what comes to mind ...

My friend Roni sent me photos of an unusual plant she saw in Europe last month. Initially, it appeared to be an arrangement of leafy branches in a tall woven vase on top of a ceramic container. What ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

As a child growing up in Panama, landscape designer Fernando Wong says he first discovered his artistic passion at age five, watching his mother draw sketches for him while they sat in church. “I was ...

Most people have seen topiaries, maybe on vacation at Disneyland, or at the Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania, or on a tour of some formal garden. Topiaries don't have to be seen only in great show ...