Want to Attempt Making Spiral Topiaries. Any Hints Please.

[DeborahJane]

Purchased these 2 not so perfect boxes today with a mind to shaping them into spirals. Am I being a tad ambitious?

 

[Larisa]

No! This is a great idea and a wonderful leisure for a long time. You have already made 2 important steps. You realized that you are a creative person and found 2 victims.
It remains to wear jeans and take a big pair of scissors.

 

[DeborahJane]

Wow Larissa . What a garden.......and she makes it look so easy. Thanks for the inspiration. I'm going to fast forward out and attack.......in a little while. Actually I'm not quite so game so I'll do the draped ribbon method I googled for my first spiral I think. Lovely yo see though

 

[Becky]

Sounds like a great idea, I hope it goes well! Let us know how you get on

 

[DeborahJane]

Sounds like a great idea, I hope it goes well! Let us know how you get on

Will do Becky

 

[DeborahJane]

Don't quite have your topiary lady's expertise Larissa. Once I started I realized I had not only two different types of boxus but also one had a single trunk and the other multiples so required different lines of approach. Back I went and purchased another 2. Tried this morning. Stopping now so I don't give them all a crew cut. I'll just have to be patient I think, learn by my mistakes and go back over time and snip away.

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[Becky]

Looks like a good start! Sounds like a wise idea to wait for some new growth before taking more off