How to Use topiary in a Sentence

topiary

1 of 2 noun
  • Stack them from largest to smallest to make a topiary.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
  • To keep its curvy shape, a spiral topiary needs to be pruned at least twice a year.
    — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 22 June 2023
  • Link two wreaths together to form a topiary-like look on your front door.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2023
  • These topiary trees and shrubs are easy to grow and shape into living works of art.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
  • In this front yard, urns and planters make perfect bases for pumpkin topiaries.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
  • For the walnut topiary, start with a middle equator row and add rows up and down from there.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 14 Sep. 2022
  • It can be closely sheared to create formal hedges or topiary shapes.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Waxleaf privet is one of the easiest care topiary trees.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
  • These trees stand up well to trimming and can be made into whimsical topiary plants.
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Get started today with these surefire topiary trees and shrubs.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The patio is a great refuge with its white tables set off by topiary, shrubbery, flowers and trees.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Post-Tribune, 9 July 2018
  • One day Howland tied up a patch of wild grass, creating a makeshift topiary.
    — Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 24 June 2022
  • Young rosemary takes well to shaping, so now is the time to trim and shape it into a topiary or hedge if desired.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
  • Shaping topiary trees and flowering shrubs is part art and part science.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Rounding out the look are ribbons and ornaments on the topiaries.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Transition the topiaries into the fall season with this next pick.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The models walked down the runway like human topiaries, the sounds of leaves brushing against their legs and rustling from their strides.
    — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2019
  • Rosemary's natural shape is scraggly and wild, but it can be clipped into a hedge or topiary.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 May 2026
  • But his property would surely have the world's most amazing topiaries.
    — Alexandra Marshall, Town & Country, 2 May 2016
  • Sharpen up the appearance of your front entrance with a pair of matching topiaries.
    — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 2 May 2026
  • Sure, the topiaries are impressive and the floral displays are as vivid as ever.
    — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Rosemary can also be pruned as a topiary, allowing for many unique shapes to accent the herb garden.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
  • No assembly is required and the topiary includes a black nursery planter.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
  • Poke a stick into bottom of topiary, and insert into floral foam; cover foam with moss.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Loropetalum tolerates heavy pruning to shape topiary, hedges, or bonsai.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The potted plant makes a charming topiary or mini Christmas tree.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Visitors are greeted by the giant Goofy topiary in the front bed near the theme park’s entrance this year.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Jim Puckett’s idea to bring more people to his city was to build a 62-foot topiary in the shape of a chicken.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
  • Fitzgerald city leaders voted Monday night to clip plans to finish what would have been the world’s largest topiary.
    — Matt Kempner, ajc, 13 June 2023
  • Local artist Edna Harper has turned her front yard into a topiary.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023

topiary

2 of 2 adjective
  • Due to its large leaves, waxleaf privet is best suited to large topiary sculptures.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Myrtle can be shaped into a multitude of topiary forms—from orbs to pyramids to pompom trees.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
  • One of the hardiest topiary-friendly shrubs, evergreen juniper is available in a wide range of colors and growth habits.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Often grown in topiary form, hibiscus' massive blooms and hot colors set a tropical tone all summer long.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
  • Keep it simple and elegant with topiary boxwoods in classic terra-cotta containers.
    — Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2026
  • An urban garden boasts a topiary rendition of Georges Seurat’s most famous painting.
    — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 13 May 2026

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