The ancient Egyptians and Romans practiced the art of topiary with imagination and ingenuity. In Renaissance Europe, the clipping and ordering of alleys and avenues was as important as growing ...

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 ...

It features topiaries, plant-covered sculptures, in the shapes of various animals. […] WRBL Columbus. Traveling topiary animals on display at Columbus Botanical Garden. Story by Olivia Yepez ...

If you’ve ever wandered around country estates admiring giant animals and other weird and wonderful topiary shapes, you may think it’s way out of reach in your own outdoor space.

Over the centuries, a love of topiary has come and gone, occasionally rising to excesses of enthusiasm before a reaction set in. In about AD100, Pliny the Younger described the garden of his country ...

Carreiro’s artistry blossomed as he shaped evergreens into animal forms, a tradition continued by his son-in-law, George Mendonça, who managed the garden for four decades after World War II.

Evidence for the use of topiary in Europe dates back to Ancient Rome, where writing by Pliny the Elder describes shrubs shaped into animals, figures, inscriptions, and obelisks.

Located at 380 Corys Ln, Portsmouth, RI 02871, the Green Animals Topiary Garden is only a little over a 2-hour drive from Portsmouth, NH. Absolutely worth the drive! The garden is found on the same ...

The Green Animals Topiary Garden -- shrubs trimmed in animal shapes -- is the perfect setting, originally the grounds of the industrialist Brayton family from Fall River's summer house, ...

Topiary, from elegant geometric shapes to the wild excesses of voluptuous women, animals, George slaying the dragon, and the odd train, has always been a bit Marmite. Some love it, others hate it.

It features topiaries, plant-covered sculptures, in the shapes of various animals. COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — It’s getting wild at the Columbus Botanical Garden.