Self-taught artist Pearl Fryar, who died this month at age 86, got his start when he tried to win an award from his local ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with topiary artist Michael Gibson about South Carolina's Pearl Fryar, a notable self-trained topiary artist who died earlier this month.

A self-taught topiary artist, he discovered a talent for carving trees and shrubs into extraordinary shapes, creating a world ...

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 ...

Our gardens serve as a source of peace and escape — especially in these times, when we aren't venturing much farther than our back doors. And even more than that, our gardens are truly a place to ...

The centuries-old art form of topiary involves the training and trimming of plants, trees or shrubs into ornamental shapes, from traditional hedges and sheared trees to the fanciful shapes of Disney ...

Just a short drive north of Baltimore's hustle and bustle, you'll find the bucolic community of Monkton, Maryland. Land of horse farms and vast swaths of verdant countryside, the quiet locale is also ...

YOU JUST 20 MINUTES. AND JUST BY CHANCE, IF YOU WANTED TO GO TO MONCTON, YOU COULD CHECK OUT THIS PLACE. LADEW TOPIARY GARDENS. LOOK. MOTHER’S DAY IS SUNDAY, JUST TWO DAYS AWAY. AND HEY, IF YOU DON’T ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

King Charles' new climate-friendly Topiary Garden on the Royal Sandringham estate in Norfolk is now almost complete with all the symmetrical beds laid out and Yew trees planted. Construction started ...