topiary
Ornamental bush shaping
Topiary is the art of trimming shrubs and trees into ornamental shapes—geometric forms, animals, spirals.
The word also refers to the shaped plants themselves: The garden featured elaborate topiary.
As an adjective, it describes this style of gardening: topiary hedges, topiary animals.
Given a particular form
- sculptedShaped into art
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
- prunedCut away excess growth
- boxwoodDense-grained ornamental shrub
ornamental · garden · yew · shears · clipped · geometric · spiral · animal
French royal palace complex
- parterrePatterned ornamental garden beds
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- estateProperty and grounds
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
aristocratic · French · English · Italian · classical · baroque · nobility · grandeur
shaped
Given a particular form
boxwood · ornamental · garden · yew · shears · clipped · geometric · spiral · animal · cone
Versailles
French royal palace complex
- parterrePatterned ornamental garden beds
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- estateProperty and grounds
manor · aristocratic · French · English · Italian · classical · baroque · nobility · grandeur · palatial
elephant
Tusked gray giant
swan · fantastical · Disney · storybook · Alice · creature · fanciful · playful · imaginative · novelty
technique
Skilled way of performing
moss · patience · skill · artisan · gardener · scissors · precision · training · growth · binding
- garden featurespath, lawn, hedge, koi pond, arbor
- living sculpturesbonsai, espalier, living walls, vertical gardens
- art formspainting, drawing, sculpture, photography, music
- gardenbed, seeds, bloom, blossom, compost
- parksplayground, Hyde Park, Yellowstone, Grant Park, picnic table
- landscapinglawn care, landscaping, lawn mowing, grading, gardening
topiarywilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
jungle · thicket · brambles · undergrowth · weeds
topiarywild garden
Cultivated chaos of plants
cottage garden · wildflower garden · rewilding · naturescaping · woodland garden
- topiary gardenLandscaped area with shaped plants