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topiary

[toh-pee-er-ee] / ˈtoʊ piˌɛr i /




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Mapperton, near Beaminster, is an Italianate fantasy in a steep coombe studded with topiary and sky-reflecting pools.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 2026

It also recently announced the installation of “Split-Rocker,” a monumental topiary sculpture by the artist Jeff Koons, which will anchor the new building.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2025

A look behind the scenes as artist Jeff Koons begins work installing the first of 50,000 flowering plants in his monumental topiary sculpture ‘Split-Rocker,’ which anchors LACMA’s new David Geffen Galleries.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 8, 2025

“It’s imperative that you do for your topiary plant what nobody else will do for you,” he said.

From Seattle Times May 1, 2024

It's a wonderland of palace buildings with golden turrets and glittering arches, fountains full of crimson and ivory fish, topiary mazes of clipped trees, shrubs, and bushes in every possible geometric shape.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

The Mickey Mouse-shaped topiaries in front of Kelsey Hermanson’s house are the first hint at what visitors will find inside.

From Seattle Times Oct. 15, 2023

The topiaries, scorched from the onslaught, had to be replaced almost every year.

From Slate Oct. 7, 2023

While the parks are closed, teams are still maintaining the topiaries, many of which are trimmed to look like various Disney characters.

From Fox News Apr. 23, 2020

It was the French, however, who began the practice of turning these enthusiastic swimmers into canine topiaries.

From Washington Post Jul. 24, 2018

The topiaries that had once been pruned with aspirations toward the baroque finished in a hopeless, tortured state, besieged by snails and disease.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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