10-14-2006, 07:21 AM
Does anyone here practise the art of topiary?
According to Wikipedia topiary is described as
I must admit I`m fascinated by those sculptures of bushes and hedges. Something I`d love to be able to do well myself.
According to Wikipedia topiary is described as
Quote:Topiary is the art of creating sculptures in the medium of clipped shrubs and sub-shrubs. The word derives from the Latin word for an ornamental landscape gardener, topiarius, creater of topia or "places", a Greek word that Romans applied also to fictive indoor landscapes executed in fresco. No doubt the use of a Greek word betokens the art's origins in the Hellenistic world that was influenced by Persia, for neither Classical Greece nor Republican Rome developed any sophisticated tradition of artful pleasure grounds
I must admit I`m fascinated by those sculptures of bushes and hedges. Something I`d love to be able to do well myself.