Topiary

Topiary describes a shape made by clipping plants. The practice was popular in Roman gardens and revived with the renaissance.<a href="/history_theory/garden_books/ml_gothein_history_garden_art_design/renaissance_gardens_northern_italy#topiary">Example 1: Renaissance Gardens in Northern Italy</a>, <a href="/history_theory/garden_books/ml_gothein_history_garden_art_design/wild_gardens_william_robinson#topiary">Example 2: The wild garden</a>