topiary
/ˈtoʊpiˌɛri/
noun
- The art or practice of trimming shrubs and trees into decorative shapes.
- The garden is famous for its beautiful topiary of animals and geometric forms.
- Topiary requires patience and careful pruning.
- She learned topiary from her grandmother, who shaped hedges into birds.
- A shrub or tree that has been trimmed into a decorative shape.
- The park has a topiary shaped like a giant elephant.
- The topiaries along the path were trimmed into perfect spheres.
- He bought a small topiary for his front porch.
adjective
- Relating to or involving the trimming of shrubs into ornamental shapes.
- They hired a topiary artist to design the hedge maze.
- She used topiary techniques to create a living sculpture.
- The topiary garden attracted visitors from all over.