Topiary is the art of plant shaping, and maintaining this artwork is a laborious process. Topiary plants; It is generally used to increase the aesthetics of gardens. If you want to preserve and maintain the aesthetics of your garden, you need to know or follow the growth characteristics of your plants.



Plants that you provide as topiary or that you start to shape in your garden; it will develop and lengthen over time and eventually it will not remain as it was in its original state. As the plant develops, the topiary begins to lose its form. Therefore, regular maintenance is required. The most important way to achieve this; It is the regular pruning of the new shoots of the plant. By pruning plant shoots, you ensure the continuity of topiary art.

If your topiary plant is wire, trellis, mesh, etc. If the plants are created with systems and the plants are trained in that way, in addition to plant maintenance, regular follow-up of the wires is required. Distortion, scattering, cutting, etc. in the wires that make up the form. mechanical changes, rust, etc. If it shows chemical changes, you need to take precautions. With physical or chemical changes in the wires, your plant will also be damaged.



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