Between Naps on the Porch: Beautiful Topiaries

Jul 14, 2009

Beautiful Topiaries

A few weeks ago, I spent the weekend in Greenwood, South Carolina attending the Festival of Flowers...a yearly event in Greenwood. You may remember the post I did last Wednesday about Park Seed, which is located in Greenwood. Park Seed also owns Wayside Gardens...and recently, Jackson & Perkins. If you are a gardener, you well know these companies. If you missed that post you may read all about it, HERE. :-)

In the previous post...I teased you with a few topiary pics. It's time to reveal all the fabulous topiaries on display this year throughout the downtown area of Greenwood, for the Festival of Flowers.

This year, Greenwood took us on a safari. Now, we surely need to take along our cameras if we are going on a safari. Here's our camera! Fuji sponsored this topiary...keep in mind, everything is made of REAL flowers.
Here's the backside...

Every safari needs a ferocious lion...

Pretty neat, huh?

Here's the sweet cub...

All throughout downtown Greenwood, the lanterns were decorated with gorgeous hanging baskets!

Ok, back to our safari...does he look like an ostrich to you? Update: Sheila thinks he may be a flamingo...I think she's right...he is pink! :-)

Seahorse...ok, not exactly in keeping with the safari theme...but very cute!

King Kong

All that's missing is Fay Wray!

I showed you this sweet baby elephant last week...

Wait until you see it's MOM! :-)

Here's Mama!

She even has a crown!

Come closer for a better look...

I love her blanket...

It's made of begonias...

Now, you have to admit...this really looks like the back side of an elephant! (LOL)

An elegant swan...

So sweet!

A lovely butterfly...

Back view...

Arrrgggghhhh! Tyrannosaurus Rex...

He looks downright scary!

And for the finale...remember this steering wheel? I hinted last week that it belonged in a Jeep.

What do you think? :-) All flowers...WOW!

Check out this ride...

Side view...

Driver's side...Come on...hop right in....

Back seat...

Side mirror...

Check out these rims!

Hope you enjoyed coming along for the Greenwood Festival of Flowers!

Labels: Gardening, Outdoor Wednesday

71 Comments:

At Tuesday, July 14, 2009 , The Quintessential Magpie said...: Susan, this is so much FUN! I can't get over it. And I think that is a flamingo and not an ostrich... LOL! Being from Florida, you know I would say that, but flamingos are in Africa. AND I love the other critters, and the seahorse... awwww! And the mama elephant is pretty incredible. Loved the baby last week. The jeep, though, takes the cake!

Happy Outdoor Wed. to you!

XO,

Sheila :-)
At Tuesday, July 14, 2009 , Kathysue said...: Susan that was amazing!!! I love flowers and to see them displayed in such a creatve way was a real treat, thank you for sharing,Kathysue
At Tuesday, July 14, 2009 , xinex said...: Wow! Amazing creations! Kinda reminds me of the Rose Parade in California except this ones a mix of all different flowers and leaves....Christine
At Tuesday, July 14, 2009 , Marie said...: Oh what a wonderful display of topiaries, Susan! My fav is the Mommy elephant, and the butterfly! Thanks for sharing.
-marie
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Pamie G. said...: Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Lori E said...: And I think I am doing well if I get my green beans to climb up the bamboo stakes. Jeesh. These are so cool.
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Glenda/MidSouth said...: Wow! A lot of work went into them. Thanks for sharing.
Glenda
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Country Wings in Phoenix said...: Susan I love the lion, seahorse and flamingo most of all, however that car was pretty spectacular. What a wonderful post. Thank you so much for sharing. Please stop by and say hi. I would love to have you. Country Hugs, Sherry
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Bama Belle said...: Oh Susan, this was a wonderful post. I loved it! Thank you for sharing. I would love to have one on my front lawn!
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Poppy Cottage said...: Oh my gosh these are incredible! People can just do the most amazing things sometimes. Thank you so much for sharing this!!

Sharon
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Tootsie said...: how fun is that!!! I love it
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Maya said...: I'm kind of speechless..., the creativity here is just awesome. The elephant and the car the most striking amongst the striking!
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Betty said...: Oh my gosh! Is this creativity at its best or what? Think of all the work that went into this project..I guess they had gardeners out there prunning every day. Amazing! What else interested is there to see in that town? Is this Festivel of Flowers an annual event? I'll have to look on a SC map and see where it is located in that state.
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , The Blushing Hostess said...: The elephant and the seahorse were very popular with my two year old who carefully reviewed these with me, what a treat, thank you!
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Crystal Rose Cottage said...: Oh my goodness...those are so cool! I love the lion and the mama elephant and I would say that was a flamingo. Someone has alot of talent!
~Patti
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions said...: Unbelievable! The work that must have gone into those topiaries.
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Suzann said...: They are all so amazing, but I gotta say that the Lion just blows me away!!
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Anita@Theycallmejammi said...: Everything looks beautiful...a lot of work and patience here. Thanks for sharing.
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , JoanK said...: what a delightful tour you've given us -- thanks. What a fun way to decorate a town for summer. I also have a virtual garden tour of french gardens if you'd like to see some more flowers. You can tour with me at openhouse.homegoods.com
joan
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Cami @ Creating Myself said...: What incredible topiaries Susan! At first I thought the pink flamingo was my favorite & then I changed my mind to the mama elephant but that car is the clear winner...remarkable!
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , duchess said...: Absolutely beautiful. We're in Greenville, SC & I had no idea that was going on in Greenwood. I'll add it to my calendar next year for sure.
Thanks for taking us along.
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At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Unknown said...: Very very amazing. Someone is very talented and creative.

Thanks for sharing those great pictures.
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Lynne (lynnesgiftsfromtheheart) said...: Oh my goodness. These are absolutely "gorgeous". The talent of the designers is incredible. Thank goodness for the blogs these will leave on now forever..
hugs ~lynne~
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Kim said...: Absolutely stunning! What a treat!
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Linda in AZ * said...: * WOW, Susan~~~~~ This was better than CHRISTMS PRESENTS!!!!!!!!!!! A*M*A*Z*I*N*G, beauuuuutious, SOOOO CrEaTiVe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks sooooo much~~~ WHAT A TREAT!!!!

Love,
Linda
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Amelia said...: What a great idea for flowers! I'd love to try and build something like that sometime....I'd have to get rid of my brown thumb first lol!!
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Barb said...: Susan, these are just amazing....awesome! The butterfly steals my heart. Thanks for sharing these with us.

Happy Outdoor Wednesday.

Barb

PS....my husband is asking me who is this woman who is inspiring me to buy all these dishes for Tablescape Thursday????? hehehe, I' never tell. XOXO
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , pammiejo said...: Outstanding!! That would be so much fun to see! PAM
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Debra@CommonGround said...: These are amazing! love the elephant's "behind" shot!
Debra
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Sonia said...: Wow Susan!

Great pictures-I just love topiaries, and these are some of the best I've ever seen...made me smile at the King Kong display with the sweet potatoe vines! I love the old cars covered in flowers too! Thanks for sharing your pictures-I would like to visit there sometime! Miss Bloomers/Sonia
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Kathy said...: Gosh these displays are amazing, such a visual delight, Kathy.
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Happy To Be/ Gl♥ria said...: Girl that was awesome my friend...WOW!! that Jeep and I loved King Kong...thanks for sharing this fun day with us...May you have a great day Susan...hugs and smiles Gl♥ria
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Mary Bergfeld said...: What a wonderful event. Thank you for taking us on tour with you. Your photos are wonderful.
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , blushing rose said...: TY for sharing Susan. They are awesome. TTFN ~Marydon
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Jane said...: Now I know what to do with my jeep when it finally dies! lol This photo display is amazing! These topiaries are so beautiful...so creative. Thank you for sharing your day with us.
Jane
Artfully Graced
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , teachermomof2 said...: Those are great topiaries! All so cool! I love the lion and the jeep the best...oh and the butterfly..I just like them all.

Thanks for sharing!
Blessings,
Lisa
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Michelle said...: Wow, what amazing pics - thanks for sharing!

Have a lovely day!
~Michelle
(Treasure the Moment)
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Unknown said...: Hi Susan! What a fantastic post... Great photos, I really would have loved to see that in person! Stop by my blog is you get a chance... There is a link at the bottom, my Granddaughter Mady just posted for OW AND did another tablescape to post tomorrow on her own blog! (I posted one of hers on my blog a couple weeks ago for the 4th) Its just so cute and you got me hooked on tablescaping and I got her hooked on it! Now she is always on the look out for things... She used to want toys... Now... Like yesterday at Marshals, she wanted a tea tray!
Hope your week is going well...
~Really Rainey~
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Unknown said...: Oh, how I would love to live a place like this. To walk down main street and see these beautiful works of art! They have topiaries along these lines at Disneyland in front of It's a small world. But these are truly the most imaginative I've ever seen.
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Regina said...: This is awesome. Wow. Thanks for sharing.

Have a great day!
Regina
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Kim @ Starshine Chic said...: I love topiaries & you have shown some fabulous ones. We lucked out when we bought our house that there was a dolphin topiary frame. Hubby planted new plants & brought it back to life. It's his pride & joy.
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Beverly said...: Susan, these are FABULOUS!!! I love every single one. And, I can't wait to show my husband the car. He is going to think it is so cool.
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Four Paws and Co said...: All those topiaries are fabulous Susan! Bet you could hear me ohing & ahing with each picture too! ☺ diane
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Thoughtfully Blended Hearts said...: Susan, this is wonderful!!!! I think this is the most fun post I've seen, thanks for sharing!!!
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Tamara Jansen said...: I LOVE those topiaries......check out the topiary I have in my blog post today from the Ohio Short Course. Junior has asked for her hand in marriage :)

http://thegreenhousediaries.blogspot.com/2009/07/creating-emotional-connections.html
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Carrie said...: Those topiary designs are truly outstanding...I wonder if there is any information on how they planned for this event...like who did the topiaries, etc.
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Anonymous said...: Susan! Wow! You must have had a blast! I think I would have used up all 8GB of space on my memory card! (smile) You took some incredible shots! That Topiary Garden looks unbelievable! That looks like years of work! Thanks for sharing!

xoxoxoxoxo
Donna Marie
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Barnyard Country Gifts said...: What a lovely post with great pictures,
Thanks and have a nice day, Annemieke
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Sue said...: Amazing is the only word that comes to mind when describing this spectacle of greenery and flowers!!! Extreme thanks so much for sharing your tour- I'm sending a link to a gardener friend and she will LOVE it! :-) Sue
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Distressing Delilah a.k.a. jenn said...: I can't even begin to pick a favorite! They are all so awesome and amazing! Thank you for sharing with us!
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Anonymous said...: I loved the tour Susan. Especially that Jeep. That's all I'm gonna say......
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Sharing with Sherri said...: Oh Susan, these topiaries are sooo delightful!!

My fav is the mama elephant!

Thanks so much for the wonderful tour. You did an excellent job!!

Sherri:D
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Betty said...: That Jeep Wrangler is something else..amazing how they planted flowers everywhere. That is really being creative. Wonder how they did it? Do they show a film to tell you how it was all achieved or do they want to keep it a secret?
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Unknown said...: SUPER cool topiaries....thanks for sharing! I LOVE the animals but the jeep was awesome.
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Signing Out said...: What a fun post! Thanks for taking us with you to the festival of flowers. The topiaries are amazing, especially the jeep!

Jane
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Anonymous said...: Susan,
Thanks for a wonderful little day trip to this darling town. Your photography capturing each of these creations is great. Thank you for sharing your special trip with us and making our day special.
You have such gift for making an ordinary day into something very special.

Love, Katherine
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Anonymous said...: These folks are just so talented. There is so much work that goes into these on a daily basis. The deadheading, watering, trimming and fertilizing. It's mind boggling. I love them all.
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Cindy (Applestone Cottage) said...: I am in so much awe! Great Post and oh so fabulous ! Cindy
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Christi @ A Southern Life said...: Love topiaries. At some point in my life I would love to try a couple. Not there yet. Thanks for the inspiration!

Christi
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Melissa Miller said...: ~WOW! That is amazing! :)
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Mid-Atlantic Martha said...: This is amazing! I've been sending all my friends over to have a look! Yes I vote flamingo also -- I would love to see all this in person - too pretty!
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , GranthamLynn said...: Amazing and beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Have a great Thursday I hope to join you soon with a tablescape.
Blessings.
Sherry
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Terri Steffes said...: Totally loved the trip! Thanks for taking me along! Your pictures are just like being there!
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Bargain Decorating with Laurie said...: Susan, those are so amazing, and I had such a fun time seeing them. Thanks for sharing them.laurie
At Wednesday, July 15, 2009 , Lady Katherine said...: Now those are some topiaries! I loved the butterfly, now the car is my favorite! They have used some plants I would never have thought to use in a topiary! And I have made many in my time! Great trip and fun! Off to a quick trip with hubby to Louisiana Friday!
At Thursday, July 16, 2009 , Kathleen said...: That was great! It must be killer to keep them looking so good in the heat there!
Beautiful field trip..thanks..
At Thursday, July 16, 2009 , Shellbelle said...: WOW, that was fun! Of course, the flamingo and the seahorse are my favs.

I just love when towns get involved in this type of event.
At Thursday, July 16, 2009 , SmilingSally said...: This is truly FABULOUS! It reminds me of the Rose Bowl Parade. Happy Outdoor Wednesday.
At Thursday, July 16, 2009 , RobinfromCA said...: What a fun adventure! Mommy Elephant certainly has that "don't mess with my baby" look on her face! Those little pandas and that seahorse are just too cute and the swan is so pretty. Thanks for the tour!

Happy Outdoor Wednesday!
Robin@Miscellaneous Thoughts
At Tuesday, August 04, 2009 , Neabear said...: These are amazing! The amount of work that went into these just floors me. The creativity! Wow! Thanks for sharing.

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