Pictures of the Process

***Topiary Joe will be updating the process to build your own when requested so you may follow along to create your own hand bent, hand welded and sculpted topiary frame. Mind you, it took 3,000 plus pieces for me to be able to get the right lines, but hey, you have time for your garden, right? I hope to video a little bit each day while building so that you can try being a Man (or Woman) of steel!

Our quality is reflected in hand bent monocoque frame construction of welded mild steel (stainless steel also available). Frames are either stuffed with Sphagnum Moss then fully planted (called American Portable Stuffed Topiary), or sculpted as a traditional box topiary cutting frame. Each cutting frame is made to look good as stand alone sculpture, into which a bush like european boxwood (buxus sempervirens) or a vine like confederate jasmine or ivy is planted.  Garden sculpture for living outdoors with mossed topiary animal installations.

Every stuffed and planted topiary sculpture comes with an internal drip irrigation system to connect to a hose or sprinkler system. An internal hose for hooking up a fountain is also included where feasible. How to make your own topiary frame? We provide full instructions to create, stuff and plant your piece, or give a call to discuss!

New stuffed topiaries generally take three to six months to grow in. Tall garden sculptures or Cutting frames take longer, depending on plant selection and growing conditions. Diverse plant material usage is always encouraged, including seasonal plantings of annuals, vines and foliage.

Maintenance consists of monthly feeding with soluble plant food and fungicide, and a monthly trimming to keep plants in form. Unplanted frames or stuffed unplanted frames are available and recommended for international shipping. On site construction is best for larger pieces. We build worldwide, by Gumby, Use Us!

Please call or fax for quotations on any project at hand. Most projects take our shops seven to fifteen working days from receipt of 50 percent deposit. All prices F.O.B.Tellico Plains, TN, Clonakilty, Ireland, Santiago, Chile, San Diego CA or Negril, Jamaica and are quoted in U.S. dollars. (Phone 904.742.7132) We sculpt on site at your house for a fee plus expenses per week plus bribes of fine wine and fly fishing trips...

Email: joe@topiaryjoe.com

9' Lion (right) with Tillandsia mane won 1st place in World Bromeliad Conference 1992

Custom Theming Examples

 Completed Projects & References

Enjoy our sample photos and let us know your creative thoughts
for bringing your garden projects to life!

Stuffing and planting in freezing conditions with mud makes one smile or grimace, I could not tell which Kelly was doing! 10' Bat Lords' Dragon in front of his castle, Legoland, Windsor, England

 
Russell primes a mare. He does have a brush...