STRIKING TOPIARY

ONE OF THE AIMS OF THE MOSAÏCULTURES INTERNATIONALES

DE MONTRÉAL FESTIVAL IS ALSO TO UNITE ALL

FANS OF GARDENING AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN

FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

THE GROUNDS OF THE WILLIAMS F1 HEADQUARTERS

IN OXFORDSHIRE FEATURE THIS HEDGE WHICH HAS

BEEN TRIMMED INTO THE SHAPE OF A FORMULA 1 CAR.

TOPIARY APPEARS ALSO IN POPULAR CULTURE.

IN THE TIM BURTON´S MOVIE EDWARD SCISSORHANDS,

EDWARD PROVES TO HAVE A NATURAL GIFT FOR TOPIARY ART.

NUMEROUS CREATIVE WORKS ARE SHOWN

THROUGHOUT THE MOVIE.

SHAPED WIRE CAGES ARE SOMETIMES EMPLOYED IN

MODERN TOPIARY TO GUIDE UNTUTORED SHEARS.

WOODY EVERGREEN SHRUBS WITH SMALL GLOSSY

LEAVES ARE THE MOST POPULAR PLANTS USED IN TOPIARY.

ANOTHER IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLE OF HUMAN TOPIARY,

PRINCE CHARMING AND CINDERELLA ON THE BRIDGE

BETWEEN THE U.K. AND FRANCE.

THESE WERE CREATED BY A TOPIARY ARTIST

STEVE MANNING AND COMMISSIONED BY PRINCE CHARLES.

ONCE LIMITED TO PARKS AND FORMAL GARDENS,

TOPIARIES ARE NOW MAKING A SPLASH IN THE

RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPING SCENE.