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BUXUS TOPIARY
TOPIARY, GARDEN PLANTS, GARDEN PLANTERS FROM NEW LEAF TOPIARY IN WIGAN AND LONDON, UK Topiary plants and trees can be used to add sculptural impact to garden or can be planted as garden feature. Topiary plants and trees will enhance any patio, balcony or terrace. On our website will find best garden plants for formal,…
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RAILTON- TASMANIA’S “TOWN OF TOPIARY”
Railton is a short drive from Devonport via Latrobe, a part of Tasmania’s “Outdoor Art Gallery” – and here you will find Tasmania’s hidden secret – more than 100 living sculptures of character topiary waiting to be discovered. The wonderful thing about Railton’s topiary is that it is a free activity – and interesting to all ages!…
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ANOTHER YEAR WITH BOX BLIGHT & BOX TREE MOTH
REPORT BY DR BÉATRICE HENICOT, PRINCIPAL PLANT PATHOLOGIST AT THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY In the mid-1990s, the fungus Cylindrocladium buxicola was introduced into the UK. It has had a devastating impact on box (Buxus spp), a British native and one of the oldest ornamentals. The fungus causes leaf spots, defoliation and die-back of box. A diagnostic feature of…
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TOPIARY GARDENS
A Yorkshire estate has been showing off some top class topiary on its nearby green this week. Shaun the topiary sheep and his floral display have been causing quite a stir on the estate’s Kirkfield Green thanks to Thorner Tenants and Residents Association. Shaun the topiary sheep Association member Andrea Walker said: “Shaun has taken…
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FASHION TOPIARY SHOE
St Christopher’s Place just a stones throw away from the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street – Monique Cockerill poses with the giant Lady Gaga shoe created from flowers. The shoe was made to launch a week long event of floral and fashion themed festivities this bank holiday weekend. Lady Gaga bought a pair of…
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TOPIARY GOLFER THEFT
A 6ft tall topiary bush in the shape of a golfer about to hit a ball has been dug up and stolen from a golf club in East Sussex. It had been imported from Italy and had only been in place at the Sweetwoods Park club, in Holtye, for six weeks. The unique work of…
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TOPIARY ELEPHANTS IN THE GARDEN
The hedge outside his kitchen window had grown wild when the 49-year-old took it to task. With a hedge-trimmer, shears and even a pair of scissors he carefully carved out seven adult elephants and three babies. And the unique topiary hedge has become a tourist attraction outside his home in Brecon. Mr Hogg, 49, fell…