Beginner Gardening: Are you interested in Topiary, 1 by DATURA12

DATURA12 wrote:
Hollyann, I am sorry this is late, its not showing in my home page as one of the threads I am watching. I assumed there were no replies.

I am still trying to figure out why I choose to make a sofa topiary. I was on a lot of pain killers at the time, so maybe it was the drugs! LOL I don't know if you can tell but its about 4.5' tall and 9' long, a pretty good size.

The gardening can is already placed in the garden and should take a year to fill in. I feed it high nitrogen to make it grow faster.

Your hedge is considered a glorieta in the topiary world. Definition is ..." a group of trees trained and clipped into a radiating circle of arches to form an open pavilion" congrats you have a topiary! Grow your hedge a little taller and you sure can have a window.

I actually did form my photinias into a wave at the top. I made a template from plywood and added a string level to keep it straight. I stopped doing it because the photinias had a fungus which was just to much to deal with, I had to take some of them out.

ZUZU, I did not make the mosaic watering can, I bought it at Wal Mart several years ago, its falling apart so I just use it as a prop now.

GE1836, I am assuming when you don't have the flexibility to make a topiary you mean physically? If not and its a time issue you could easily use boxwood in one gallon containers to make one. Pot it up in a nice container and you will only need to prune it once a month. Boxwood is a slow grower and easy to prune in that size. Here is a pic of a bird and a teddy bear, keep in mind they are in progress.

Good luck,