"Topiary" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... unsaddled the devil from your question," he answered, rebuking in his mind a woman; "but I have always loved gardens. You have one here who is skilled in topiary," and he pointed towards the trim ...
— The Lady of Loyalty House - A Novel • Justin Huntly McCarthy
... Words: dendrology, sylviculture, arboriculture, arboriculturist, sylviculturist, dendrologist, arboreal, arbor, arboreous, arborescence, arborescent, arborist, arborization, dendrography, dendrophilous, sylvan, topiary work, thicket, copse, coppice, grove, plashing, sawyer, dendromoeter, rampick, spinny, dendrite, dendriform, dendroid, ...
— Putnam's Word Book • Louis A. Flemming
... follow. High walls on both sides enclosed the courtyard, and farther on, to the right of the house, was another quaint garden, where shaved yew trees and clipped hollies presented distorted imitations of peacocks, umbrellas, pagodas, or other ambitious examples of topiary art. Here, in the late April weather, spring bulbs were blooming, wallflowers made a sheet of gold, and the pear trees were opening pure white blossoms. Little clumps of pansies, pink daisies, and forget-me-nots were struggling up, rather mixed amongst the box edging, and a bank of white ...
— The Madcap of the School • Angela Brazil |
