Topiary

The Castlewellan Gold is similar to Cupressocyparis leylandii, but with lovely yellow foliage. It does not grow quite as tall as its green relation. Also highly suited to hedging and screening. May be trimmed to size. Conifers are constant, lending structure and depth of colour to the garden in every season of the year. Their dense evergreen foliage has an amazing range of different sizes, shapes and colours. This is a beautiful spiral shaped topiary specimen and makes an excellent potted display. Click the image to read more!

Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Goldcrest’ or Goldcrest Wilma is one of the most attractive golden-foliage columnar conifers with beautiful bright yellow foliage, emitting a lemon scent when crushed or cut. This is the ideal plant for the centre of a planter over winter, which will be quite content in such a situation for many years. Very versatile, it can even be trained in to any exquisite topiary form. In the summer, it's scent will help deter mosquitos and keep knats at bay. All in all a lovely, small and easily managed tree for for the patio, or in the open garden. Evergreen and fast growing. Happy in full sun or part shade. Tolerant of most soils & climates and is suitable to be planted directly into the garden provided sufficient water is available, and soils are good. Ideal for coastal positions. Click the image to read more!

The Arizona cypress is a normally a steeple shaped tree, however this beautiful topiary has been cut to a half standard shape. This stunning tree has foliage of a pale-green to gray-green colour. The leaves are extremely tiny and quite plentiful. They lay close to the branchlet surface in a scale like arrangement and are about 0.1 inches long. The bark is thin and delicate with a reddish brown color. It splits into strips along the length of the tree. The cones are spherical in shape and woody. They mature in two years. Tiny yellow flowers are visible in the fall of the year. Heights of 80 feet and trunk diameters up to 3 feet have been recorded. All Arizona cypress have a very pleasing aroma too. Click the image to read more!

This delightful plant has been clipped to a pyramid form and is perfect for the patio. 'Aurea' with its bright yellow variegation is a small cultivar. The sweet fragrance of the flowers, reminiscent of gardenia, will delight in the autumn and winter garden. Also known as the Silverthorn, it is very easy to grow and is bothered by few pests. Best of all it is a very fast grower - perfect for quickly creating a green variegated background at the edge of your property. Place it on an expanse of lawn to create a great mound of wildlife habitat or keep it trimmed in a container. The dense tangle of stems provide perfect sites for nests and the small red fruits will feed hungry songbirds during the winter. Select a small cultivar for small or tight spaces. Click the image to read more!

Delicately scented, silvery-white autumn flowers and lustrous, dark green leaves with a bold, dark yellow central mark. This easy-to-grow, evergreen shrub is perfect for lifting sombre areas of the border or for growing as an informal hedge in an exposed, coastal site. The handsome, variegated foliage, excellent for flower-arranging, is best in full sun. Silverthorn is a huge sprawling shrub that shoots scores of long branchless stems into the air during the growing season. If grown in the open and left unpruned this beautiful shrub will form a symmetrical mound of foliage that is up to 15 ft (4.6 m) high and 20 ft (6.1 m) in diameter the ultimate size being dependent on variety and climate. The slender young stems are very pliable and very fast growing. These stems, or "canes" bend to form great arcs if unsupported. When grown adjacent to other plantings silverthorn canes insinuate themselves into the situation as they weave their way among the host's branches in an aggressive bid for sunlight. Click the image to read more!

The Bay laurel is a tree or large shrub with aromatic, evergreen leaves and shiny gray bark. It can reach 60 ft (18.3 m) in height in its native range, but generally is much smaller, 3-10 ft (0.9-3.1 m) tall. in culture. The Bay laurel sometimes produces suckers from the base. The leaves are elliptic, 3-4 in (7.6-10.2 cm) long, rather thick and leathery, and shiny dark green. Clusters of small yellow flowers are produced in spring, followed, on the female plants, by shiny black or purple berries about 0.5 in (1.3 cm) long. There are several cultivars, including: 'Aurea', with yellowish young foliage; 'Angustifolia' (also called willow-leaf bay), with narrow lance-shaped leaves; and 'Undulata' with wavy leaf margins. Click the image to read more!

This bay laurel has been clipped to a pyramid form and is the perfect small tree for patios in containers in climates where it is not hardy. The popular culinary seasoning, bay leaf, is used extensively in French, Italian, Spanish and Creole cooking. It flavors soups, stews, shellfish boils, pickling brines, sauces, marinades, and poultry and fish dishes. Always remove the bay leaves before serving, because they are sharp and can cut the mouth and throat. French chefs place bay leaves, parsley and thyme in a little bundle called a bouquet garni that is removed after cooking. Pick bay leaves early in the day and dry quickly under weight so they won't curl. Store in an air-tight jar. Click the image to read more!

A very attractive shrub clipped into a great looking half standard form. Another excellent topiary for the patio or doorway. An evergreen shrub growing to about 10 feet. It is hardy in the milder areas Britain and Ireland. It is in leaf all year and in flower in June. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in full shade (deep woodland) semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil. A very tolerant and easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil that is not impoverished or water-logged. Makes a very good medium-sized hedge in the milder areas of the country. Click the image to read more!

The Ligustrum Ionandrum (Spiral) also known as Ligustrum prattii is a very attractive shrub clipped into a great looking spiral form. Another excellent topiary for the patio or doorway. An evergreen shrub growing to about 10 feet. It is hardy in the milder areas Britain and Ireland. It is in leaf all year and in flower in June. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in full shade (deep woodland) semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil. A very tolerant and easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil that is not impoverished or water-logged. Makes a very good medium-sized hedge in the milder areas of the country. Click the image to read more!

The Prunus Lusitanica or Portugal Laurel, has been clipped to an attractive half standard form, so its perfect for the patio! It is a very beautiful evergreen shrub, eventually making a large shapely tree if allowed to grow naturally. The leaves are an attractive shade of green, reddish when young and on red stalks, while the white flowers in early summer smell sweetly of hawthorn. It is hardier and more versatile even than cherry laurel, and withstands clipping into formal shapes so its really great as Topiary. The white, scented flowers appear in June in long slender racemes are followed by small red fruits which turn black in winter. A very good plant for a low windbreak. It is also used as a medium to tall hedge and grows to about 18 ft by 15 ft. Click the image to read more!