One of the great things about junipers—along with the fact they’re usually ignored by deer—is how self-sufficient they are. Junipers practically set the gold standard for “plant ‘em and forget ‘em” ...

TOPIARY IS THE ART of clipping and training plants into shapes. It can be formal or fun -- or a little of both. It certainly lets you have fun with plants and get a little wild with your Felcos. Your ...

BEACON HILL gardeners are expressing themselves. From boxwood bunnies to juniper undulating down a rockery, front yards range from the seriously pruned to the fantastically clipped. “You can’t drive ...

Topiaries – shrubs that are pruned into ornamental shapes such as spirals or animals, or metal forms covered with a creeping plant — can elicit a "wow" at the entrance of your home. Tastefully placed, ...

Pearl Fryar's yard in rural Bishopville, S.C., has made him something of an art-world star. Fryar, 69, has trimmed 400 plants and trees into fantastical shapes like diamonds, mushrooms, hearts and ...

In the exhibit "Bending Nature," the art -- or is it the horticulture? -- begins even before a visitor walks through the front door of the Franklin Park Conservatory. Two 15-foot juniper topiaries, ...