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topiaryArt of training living trees and shrubs into artificial, decorative shapes. Topiary is known to have been practiced in the 1st century AD. The earliest topiary was probably the simple development of edgings, cones, columns, and spires to accent a garden scene. This architectural use gave way to elaborate shapes such as ships, hunters, and hounds. The fashion reached its height in Britain in the late 17th and early 18th century but was displaced by the so-called natural garden. topiary of, relating to, or characterized by the trimming or training of trees or bushes into artificial decorative animal, geometric, or other shapes How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He wasn't the only winner/celeb at an incredibly packed Morton's restaurant on Melrose in West Hollywood where a 30-by-10-foot VANITY FAIR sign in topiary lettering let everyone know who was giving out the hottest tickets in town. Ranging from the Roman gardens at Hadrian's villa, to the late 16th century gardens of Castello Ruspoli in Italy, to the 17th century topiary gardens of Levens Hall in Kendal, Great Britain, to the 19th century gardens of Claude Monet at Giverny, to the work of such contemporary landscape gardeners as Fernando Caruncho, the Wirtzes, and Robert Irwin, "Gardens In Time" takes the reader on a brilliant and visually impressive tour. The topiary will serve as a long-lasting reminder about the benefits of maintained green spaces. |
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