For the latest issues of PIN-UP, photographer Philippe Jarrigeon visited the Château de Marqueyssac in France to photograph the incredible topiary gardens found there. The area was first developed in the late 17th century by Bertrand Vernet de Marqueyssac, but truly began to take form in the 1860s when owner Julien de Cervel planted thousands of malleable boxwood trees which were carved into fantastic shapes. Today the sprawling gardens have over 150,000 trees cut into unusual geometric forms that can be explored by the public through 5 kilometers of walkable paths. More

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A topiary is an exceptional garden feature that will elevate your yard with artistry. See how they are grown and learn how to maintain a topiary at home.

After inheriting a 17th-century Tuscan house, musician Ned Lambton set about updating the estate as a luxuriously laid-back retreat for family and friends

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With nature threatening to take over, architect Daniel Romualdez enlisted landscape designer Miranda Brooks to tame and transform the acres surrounding his beloved Connecticut retreat

While walking through her neighborhood in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset neighborhood, photographer Kelsey McClellan (previously) is always surprised to discover the unusual foliage adorning her neighbor’s yards. Trees meticulously trimmed into vertical stacks of pom-poms, plants that swirl like ice cream cones, or branches that span garage doors like a giant green mustaches—all practically lifted from the pages of a Dr. Seuss book. “I was instantly drawn to all the topiaries in people’s front ‘lawns’ and started snapping them as I walked around the neighborhood,” she shares with Colossal. More

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Ben Infield takes a look at the art of topiary and some of the quirkier garden creations around.

East meets west at an entrepreneur's historic estate in the countryside, with interior design by Axel Vervoordt and grounds by landscape firm Wirtz International

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Levens Hall, The Lake District, Cumbria, was the first European study garden I visited. I was on my way to Scotland to study historic gardens. . Levens Hall is known for many things, especially topiary, below. . Topiary was not off my radar, entirely, for decades. I didn't like it. . Now, I get topiary. Better late than 'nevah'. Proof, my mistakes are never small. . Large properties, especially, find topiary useful. Small properties too. . Accent, focal point, all year effect, easy to maintain, design uses are many. . Across USA millions of homes retain their PSO's planted by the builder to satisfy mortgage loan requirements with new construction. . PSO? Plant Shape Only. . Plenty of mature USA hollies are ready for topiary. . From Levens Hall, below, a chart of some of their topiary. What's not to like? You get to put your mark on topiary. Discovered the work of Arne Maynard via the internet. Have never been to his garden, nor those he has designed. Soon, soon... . Knew immediately he was already where I was headed. Deep simplicity, Nature, house architecture, wit, intelligence, deeper simplicity. Of course, Levens Hall runs thru the fragrance of Maynard's work. Garden & Be Well, XO Tara . Top pic Levens Hall, bottom pic Arne Maynard. . The famous topiary garden at Levens Hall was laid out on axis from a bank of windows inside the home, the middle lead. Not written anywhere, discovered during my tour. Levens Hall has had a head gardener entering in the garden journal for almost 4 centuries. . Life is good, have been to Levens Hall 3 times, and Arne Maynard's gardens await. Oddly, have zero inclination to travel to international gardens at present. Too important to design gardens and get them in the ground.

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A bold, geometric Topiary is the epitome of stately opulence, with fanciful designs of knots and labyrinths creating these beautifully ornate spaces.

Les Jardins d’Etretat in Normandy has been revived by landscape architect Alexandre Grivko, who has transformed it into a site of avant-garde experimentation.