topiary

A noun referring to the art or practice of trimming shrubs or trees into ornamental shapes, or a garden featuring such decorative plants.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa el arte o la práctica de podar arbustos y árboles en formas decorativas, así como un jardín con tales plantas ornamentales.

1. Decorative garden art B2 formal art

   A garden or part of a garden where shrubs and trees are clipped into ornamental shapes, such as animals or geometric forms.

   • The estate's topiary featured a life-sized elephant made of boxwood.
   • She spent the afternoon maintaining the intricate topiary in the royal gardens.
   • The park is famous for its whimsical topiary of mythical creatures.

   🇪🇸Arte topiario

2. The art of trimming B2 formal art

   The craft or practice of clipping and training shrubs or trees into decorative shapes.

   • Topiary requires patience and a steady hand to achieve precise shapes.
   • He learned the ancient art of topiary from a master gardener in Italy.
   • Modern topiary often uses wire frames to guide plant growth.

   🇪🇸Arte de podar y dar forma a arbustos

• topiaries plural form
• topiaries' possessive plural form
• topiary's possessive singular form