Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Ivy topiary tune up

Remember the ivy topiary I purchased at my grocery store back in February? I'm happy to report that it is still alive and thriving.


As you can see, it was growing well, getting out of shape, and in need of a little nip and tuck and trim. 

So I took it out on the patio to neaten it up. This is a close-up of of the orb after I wove the new growth into the form and trimmed some of the larger leaves and ones that did not look healthy. 



Here it is back inside with my "fake topiary" beside of it.



REAL is a lot more fun!

:)


Linking to Nesting Place's "Planty Party" ~ click over to see lots of great plant ideas!

2 comments:

Barb Blair said...

You have a green thumb for sure! I spent so much money on a gorgeous ivy topiary once only to completely lose it :/ I can handle ivy like a pro outside but inside is not my forte!

I wanted to let you know too that you won the giveaway for the Thoma Paul plates over at my blog Knack! Congrats!

Send me an email at barb@knackstudios.com with you shipping info and I will get them out to you! thank you for reading , and playing along!

Best,
Barb Blair

Erin (Out on a Limb) said...

So pretty! I don't know that mine would have survived. I'm down to one of my two shamrocks from St. Patrick's Day.

Just lovely, Anne.