Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Topiary is a form of pruning wherein a shrub or small tree is trimmed and trained into an interesting, elegant, or whimsical shape ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brie Williams One of the great things about junipers—along with the fact they’re usually ignored by deer—is how self-sufficient ...

Add a touch of greenery to any space by cultivating topiaries. Plants, trees, and shrubs that keep a compact shape when trimmed are ideal, including holly laurel, boxwood, and myrtle. So, is it too ...

A pair of pruners and a few minutes of time are all it takes to turn these easy-care trees and shrubs into pretty pyramids and eye-catching orbs. Shaping topiary trees and flowering shrubs is part art ...

Keep your junipers looking their best with these essential pruning tips. Junipers practically set the gold standard for “plant ‘em and forget ‘em” evergreens, requiring little in the way of watering ...

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 ...

Shearing and shaping plants is fun. Nearly every street has its share of pittosporum, hollies and ligustrum rounded to gumdrop and lollipop shapes. They’re sometimes called garden misfits, but the ...

Charlotte Molesworth’s garden, with chess pieces, peacocks, lollipops and tiered topiary in yew and wavy buxus hedges Credit: Photo: CHARLOTTE MOLESWORTH When the friend of a friend told me that she ...

Keep in mind that junipers, arborvitae, chamaecyparis, hemlocks, pines, spruce, and firs typically do not have live buds on old wood. Therefore, pruning to control shape or size should be light and ...