"SPOONS" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I have some cedar or pine bushes that I'd like to try my hand at making
them
into topiary the spiral kind. I haven't been able to find any sites that
show step by step on how to do it.

Does anyone know of some good sites?

I don't know of any sites, but I cut a dwarf Alberta spruce into a spiral
several years ago. Some shrubs seen to have a natural tendency to grow in a
spiral shape. I spent some time looking at the spruce to determine how to
best define the spiral. Then I got some wide ribbon (from Christmas) and
pinned it to the tree. I cut away the area between the ribbons. At first
the spiral was a little ill defined, but with time and additional trimming,
it looked pretty good.