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    Topiary

    Be it a knot garden, in geometric shapes or as a simple pair of standard trees, topiary is here to stay and will add a touch of style and elegance to your garden. Click here to see our full range.

    Topiary Through History

    The ancient Romans were known for their formal gardens and had a special slave, the topiarius who maintained the ornamental topia. The fashion for clipped hedging became popular again in the Middle Ages and in Renaissance Italy it was a huge craze, with skilled topiarists creating everything from donkeys, bears and sailing boats to colonnades and cardinals. In 17th century France, designers went completely over the top, especially at Versailles, and now, at the start of the 21st century it's back in vogue again, after a few decades in the wilderness. 

    Topiary Today

    Topiary is a fantastic way of adding evergreen structure to a garden. The list of topiarized shapes now includes abstract, geometric bobbles and discs and pyramids, arches and 'lemon juicers' and balls on cubes, steam trains and racing cars and even Sumo wrestlers. Traditionally yew and box have been used, but there are many trees and shrubs that can be shaped however you want. Topiary doesn't have to be immaculately shipshape and geometrically accurate. If a shape goes incredibly wonky, celebrate - make it into a feature.

    Topiary in my Garden?

    We've put together an exciting range that can be grown in containers or used to provide permanent focal points around the garden.

     Buxus sempervirens - Hardy Box for Dwarf Knot Garden Hedging - Pack of 24 Plants Olea europaea - 180cm tall, Large established Specimen Olive Tree Buxus sempervirens Spiral - circa 120cms tall - Hardy Topiary Box +
    Buxus sempervirens - Hardy Box for Dwarf Knot Garden Hedging - Pack of 24 PlantsOlea europaea - 180cm tall, Large established Specimen Olive TreeBuxus sempervirens Spiral - circa 120cms tall - Hardy Topiary Box +
     Laurus nobilis - Bay Tree - Full Standard Laurus nobilis - Young Bay Tree - Pack of Three  Buxus sempervirens Elegantissima - Hardy Variegated Box
    Laurus nobilis - Bay Tree - Full StandardLaurus nobilis - Young Bay Tree - Pack of Three Buxus sempervirens Elegantissima - Hardy Variegated Box
     Buxus sempervirens - Hardy Box for Hedging - 30cm tall established Plants - Pack of 100 Buxus sempervirens - Hardy Box Topiary Pyramids Buxus sempervirens - Hardy Box for Hedging - 30cm tall established Plants - Pack of 10
    Buxus sempervirens - Hardy Box for Hedging - 30cm tall established Plants - Pack of 100Buxus sempervirens - Hardy Box Topiary PyramidsBuxus sempervirens - Hardy Box for Hedging - 30cm tall established Plants - Pack of 10
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