How do I make a topiary?
 

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?

Thanks
SPOONS

How do I make a topiary?
 

I'm a novice at making such bushes, but I made a 2 tiered one,which will
hopefully become a 3 tiered one. What I did was, let it grow for a summer or
two, until it got established. Then I pruned back all the upward growing
branches, except for the center most one. I just let that one grow. Then I
would clip off all side branches off of it, in the areas I wanted bare.

I suppose a spiral one would take a bit more work, but, you get the idea.
Good luck.

Sameer

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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?

Thanks
SPOONS

How do I make a topiary?
 

"SPOONS" wrote in message
le.rogers.com...
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.