Topiaries: Snip It!
Topiary is the horticultural practice of training live perennial plants into clearly defined shapes, perhaps geometric or fanciful. The traditional method requires clipping the foliage and twigs of trees, shrubs, and subshrubs to develop and maintain a recognizable shape. Using wire forms and vining plants is another solution for making topiaries (though there’s still a lot of clipping involved).
Through notable examples and lively demonstrations, this class will teach you the basics of this rewarding, if time-consuming, artform.
Stay after the class for City Blossoms Movie Night: “Edward Scissorhands”!
Location
City Blossoms: Marion Street Intergenerational Garden
1519 Marion St. NW
Washington,
DC
20001
Neighborhood: Shaw
Near Shaw/Howard Metro station
Past event
Instructor
Cindy Brown has been the Manager of Horticulture Collections Management and Education at Smithsonian Gardens since 2010. She has worked in horticulture since 1993, beginning her career in a nursery and serendipitously discovering the world of public gardens. In addition to contributing to Horticulture and Washington Gardener magazines, she was a regular contributor to The Washington Post’s edible gardening blog, All We Can Eat. Currently, her most exciting project is developing the Community of Gardens initiative, a website and mobile app for sharing stories about gardens and green spaces and cultivating a deeper understanding and appreciation of the role gardens play in keeping communities healthy, happy, and connected.