Madeleine Howell discovers a fresh approach to the art of clipping on the banks of the Thames Madeleine Howell is a lifestyle, features and travel publisher, writer and editor, exploring how to live ...

Holiday decor for the entryway doesn't have to end with hanging a wreath or wrapping a garland. Containers left empty after summer blooms die come in handy for creating a fresh look for the season.

A rolling stone may gather no moss, but after two decades of creating topiary art, Joe Kyte knows how to grow it on a portable steel frame. The 56-year-old former regional sales manager for a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. At the zenith of its popularity in the 17th century, topiary – the art of trimming shrubs and trees into ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The box pom-poms gracing Grey’s Court in the Cotswold village of Southrop are echoed all over the world, from ...

Topiary — the art of growing trees and shrubs as living sculptures — is rare in modern gardens. Still, the green cubes, spheres, obelisks and animal shapes are attention-getters. And perhaps as much ...

My first encounter with fanciful topiary came when I was 18 and arrived for the first time on the campus of my Boston area college. Situated atop a hill, my dormitory offered an idyllic view of the ...