Holiday decor for the entryway doesn't have to end with hanging a wreath or wrapping a garland. Containers left empty after summer blooms die come in handy for creating a fresh look for the season.

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 ...

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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 ...

Madeleine Howell discovers a fresh approach to the art of clipping on the banks of the Thames Madeleine Howell is a lifestyle, features and travel publisher, writer and editor, exploring how to live ...

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. At the zenith of its popularity in the 17th century, topiary – the art of trimming shrubs and trees into ...