Clipsham Yew Tree Avenue is a topiary collection near the Rutland village with roots which stretch back more than 200 years. The half-a-mile-long free attraction currently features 137 ancient yew ...

Tidy-minded gardeners who can’t bear fuzzy yew hedges and topiary will make their foray with the shears or powered trimmers as early as June or July, but that will only encourage further growth that ...

Providing the backbone of the garden in summer and a stark beauty in winter, small-leaved evergreens are invaluable. Hazel ...

As the garden designer Isabel Bannerman says in her latest book, Husbandry (Pimpernel Press, £14.99), topiary is both timeless and contemporary. ‘It somehow “peoples” the place and commands a garden ...

Part of the oldest topiary garden (Image: Levens Hall and Gardens) Charlie Chaplin was suggested for his bowler hat, moustache and cane, and AI believed Audrey Hepburn’s elegant pose from Breakfast at ...