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Article: TOPIARY TREATS: PLANTS TRIMMED TO SHAPES OR TRAINED TO FORMS ADD WHIMSY AND INTEREST, INSIDE OR OUT.(HOME & GARDEN)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- February 14, 1999
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Byline: MARY REID BARROW, STAFF WRITER
WHETHER BEAUTIFUL or whimsical, whether in geometric shapes or animal shapes, topiaries can't help but make you smile.
A moss pig clad in creeping fig in the corner of a sun room, a vine-covered monkey hanging from a ficus tree or a wire globe entwined with ivy and topped with a bow on the dining room table can enliven a dreary winter home.
Topiaries add humor and pleasure to a garden. But portable, inside topiaries, animals especially, bring a second layer of life to a living plant and add an enchanting quality to a room.
Topiaries can suit any season. A heart, entwined with aromatic rosemary, ...