Artificial Grass Topiary

Such a direction in art as the creation of topiary is considered one of the most popular in the field of modern landscape design. A topiary is a geometric figure or sculpture made from garden greenery. The birthplace of this art form is the Ancient Roman Empire. A topiary figure created from grass can be a ball, a cube, an image of a person or an animal. The presence of topiary in the garden will make it original and unique.

What is Artificial Grass Topiary

Topiary figures made of artificial grass differ significantly from products for which flowers are the material. A grass topiary is a three-dimensional figure, the base of which is a metal frame, covered with artificial turf. Streets and interiors are decorated with the help of topiary. Places of use of topiary are the territory of such private buildings as a cottage, a mansion or a townhouse. In addition, they are installed in parks, gardens or city streets as a separate landscape object. Also, such a kind of decoration as a figurine of grass can be found in a shopping and entertainment center, in a restaurant, cafe or placed on a small garden area.

Artificial Grass Topiary

Topiary benefits

The advantages of artificial grass topiary are the ability to maintain the original, most often green, grass color for a long time, the absence of the need for mowing and watering the lawn, and the fact that the artificial grass does not wither. Created artificial turf figures will not rust or rot. All of the above advantages allow these decorative products to maintain their perfect appearance throughout the year.

Making topiary from artificial flowers

There are many ways to make such a tree. However, the degree of complexity of the work is due to the choice of artificial flowers, which can be purchased ready-made in the store or made with your own hands. To create artificial flowers yourself, you can choose one of the most commonly used materials:

• tapes;
• felt;
• silk;
• paper.

Most often, needlewomen prefer making roses from paper due to the simplicity of the process. Thus, the most frequent request on the Internet is “master class on making paper roses”.

Tools and equipment needed to create paper roses:

• decorated pot;
• gypsum;
• a thin wooden stick that will act as a trunk;
• paper for musical notation;
• twine;
• PVA glue;
• ball to create a base;
• paints;
• brushes;
• elements for additional decoration.

Artificial flower topiary

Next, you should follow the step-by-step algorithm for creating a paper decorative element:

1. To make flowers, you need to cut petals out of paper, different in size. The first petal is twisted along its entire length, after which the rest of the petals are laid out around it until the bud is formed. To make the bud look fully blooming, you must manually bend all the petals;

2. Using a thread, each rose must be secured at the base. You can fix the flower with glue;
3. The base ball is pasted over with paper, similar to the papier-mâché technique. The foam blank can be painted to match the colors;
4. Using a glue gun, each rose at the base is attached to a ball-shaped base until the blank is completely filled on each side. However, the place where the barrel will be inserted must be left untouched;

5. To create a trunk, a thick pencil is wrapped with twine;
6. The prepared trunk is inserted into a spherical base, fixing it with glue and avoiding damage to the paper flowers.

Creation of marine topiary

To make a marine topiary, you will need the following materials:

• newspaper sheets;
• many seashells;
• PVA glue;
• Food sticks;
• gypsum;
• stone chips;
• small glass;
• twine.

The process of creating a nautical-style topiary is as follows:

1. to make a trunk, you should fasten together two chopsticks, tied with a thread;
2. two fastened sticks are wrapped with twine;
3. then a spherical base is made from foam;
4. mix gypsum and a small amount of water in a glass;
5. when the gypsum cools down, a tree trunk is inserted into it strictly in the center;
6. wait a few hours before final solidification;
7. the crown is attached to the upper part of the trunk with glue;
8. it is recommended to glue the foam base with blue paper;
9. attach beads with shells to the ball.

Coffee topiary

Coffee topiary

Tools required to create coffee bean topiary:

• old newspaper sheets;
• brown corrugated paper;
• brown threads;
• a stick for applying glue;
• coffee beans;
• glass;
• stones of different sizes;
• fake banknotes;
• some brown plasticine;
• strong dry branch.

The process of creating topiary from coffee beans is as follows:

1. a newspaper sheet is folded into a lump and wrapped in another sheet;
2. repeat the first point two times until a spherical shape is given;
3. the spherical base is wrapped with threads;
4. the resulting ball is wrapped in corrugated paper;
5. the design is wrapped with threads again;
6. a dry branch is wrapped in twine with a close arrangement of turns;
7. the spherical base is connected to the barrel using glue;
8. distribute a layer of glue throughout the ball;
9. glue the crown with coffee beans;
10. place a tree in a mug;
11. cover the mug with stones;
12. with the help of plasticine, distributed over the surface, block the stones.

A few tips for newbies

• Using corrugated paper, you can create paper roses in half the time;
• If there is not enough time to make flowers with your own hands, it is recommended to purchase ready-made flowers, which will only have to be fixed on the base;
• In addition to the shape of a ball, the base can be a house or, for example, a bicycle with a flower arrangement;
• Both plants and fruits can be used as decor;
• Ornamental fruits can be dried or made in the form of a dummy;
• Topiary, made for interior decoration in a classic style, can be made using the kanzashi technique;
• You can create a composition in the form of a cup with flowers, as if floating in the air, from which flowers are poured onto a decorative saucer;
• Instead of a saucer, you can use a basket as a complement to pouring flowers;
• To decorate a flower tree, coffee beans, small stones, beads, ribbons are usually used;
• To create a wedding topiary, it is best to use decorative elements such as beads or flowers, which will help support the style of the celebration.

Making a complex topiary

A complex sculpture made of artificial grass can be in the form of a ball, which is achieved by truncating the edges of a cube, or cylindrical. You can cut a columnar or cylindrical shape from the lawn grass. To do this, under the crown of the tree, it is necessary to install wooden stakes, having previously drawn a circle.

Making a complex topiary

Often, figures from the grass are cut in the form of a truncated cone or simply cone-shaped. To make a frame for a cone-shaped topiary, three poles fastened in the central part are instilled - the resulting cone resembles an Indian wigwam.

The simplest option is to create pyramidal topiary with four faces. Several of these pyramids, placed on the garden plot, will make it look like a traditional Egyptian pyramid.

Also, the list of complex sculptures includes spiral, tiered geometric, volumetric and combined. Technically, especially if the master of topiary business does not have an experienced hand, it is most difficult to portray a person or animal in full growth.

Despite the fact that the hand-made production of artificial grass topiary is considered a new direction in art, it has gained quite wide popularity. You can make a figure out of artificial grass, following the numerous techniques presented on the Internet and in thematic publications, according to your own sketch, or take an already existing composition as a basis.