How Do You Make A Topiary Tree?
Making a topiary tree is pretty easy to do if you have patience, as it take a while for the tree to grow. I’ll tell you ways to get a topiary tree more quickly. Making topiaries is a wonderful hobby that is relaxing and results in something that will beautify your home, inside or out. Start by picking your plant for your tree topiary. You can start with a tree like a ficus. If you start with a small inexpensive one at a nursery or home center, it might start out looking like a bush. I started a topiary with a miniature lilac once, it was just a little sprig in a clay pot. That topiary quickly grew to five feet tall! In the summer I planted annuals at its base in the pot I grew it in. You can also start with other plants, like rosemary or sage, which can be trained to look like small trees. Another easy plant to make into a tree-shaped topiary is a geranium. I once grew a geranium into a 4-foot topiary. Geraniums are really hardy plants and resist disease and bug. They also don’t get al