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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

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

Jeff Koons stood atop a construction lift and planted a small, silvery gray dudleya succulent on the nose of his monumental topiary sculpture “Split-Rocker” at Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2025

Seeing that most familiar of springtime garden-center offerings transformed in this way elicits smiles — and questions about how topiary happens.

From Seattle Times May 1, 2024

Outside, I waved farewell to the sleeping topiary.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

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

Or add topiaries on each side of your door, Nayak says.

From Washington Post Dec. 6, 2021

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

He looks around at the trees, the long frosted willow branches cascading down, the topiaries that line the nearby path like ghosts.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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