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Christmas Topiary Ideas

A topiary is the Christmas decoration that doesn’t go back in a box in January. These are the ways our customers use them, and what we have learned shipping them for the holidays since 2009.

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Christmas Topiary Ideas

What is a Christmas topiary?

A Christmas topiary is a plant trained into a decorative shape — usually a cone, a ball, a stacked “stem” of two or three balls, or an animal figure — and dressed for the holidays. Cones read as miniature Christmas trees, which is why they are the most popular shape. They come three ways: live (boxwood, grown and clipped here — needs water and light), preserved (real foliage treated to last years with no watering), or artificial (UV-rated faux boxwood or pine for outdoors). Live and preserved topiaries stay decorative long after the holidays; artificial ones can stay outside year-round.

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Live Boxwood Cone Topiary, 24-30 Inch
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Two matched cones flanking the front door

30–48"

The single most requested Christmas arrangement we ship. Symmetry does the work — a matched pair either side of an entrance frames the doorway and photographs beautifully at night with a string of warm white lights. Ours are live boxwood, grown here and clipped to a cone, or preserved juniper if the doorway is covered and you would rather never water them. Buy them as a pair; a single cone next to a door always looks like something is missing.

Spiral-cut artificial spruce tree lit with warm white lights, bare brown trunk, on a black wire folding stand.
2

A lit spiral spruce for the entrance

7 feet

Seven feet of PVC spruce cut in a spiral and wrapped with 400 warm white lights. It lives outdoors, needs no water, and goes up in one trip — which is why hotels and restaurants order them in pairs for a doorway.

Pre-lit PVC pine topiary in a pyramid-over-ball shape in a black pot
3

A lighted pyramid for a covered porch

5 feet

Pine, five feet, ball-and-pyramid profile, lit throughout. Where the spiral is formal, this one is softer and reads well against brick. Both are artificial, so they can be set out in November and left until the weather turns.

Live, preserved or artificial?

Two questions and we’ll tell you

Where will it live?

Order in time for Christmas

Live and preserved topiary is grown and finished to order. Small pieces ship UPS Ground; anything large goes by truck freight and needs more room in the calendar.

Send me my plan and remind me before the cutoff

We’ll send your size plan and one reminder before the last order date. Nothing else.

Questions we get asked

What is the best plant for a Christmas topiary?

Live boxwood is the easiest to live with — it is naturally dense, clips cleanly into cones and balls, and handles a cold porch. Preserved juniper keeps its colour with no water or light at all, and artificial spruce is the right answer outdoors where nothing will survive. We grow, preserve and build all three.

Can a Christmas topiary stay outside?

Artificial and preserved-for-exterior pieces can stay out all winter. Live boxwood handles a cold porch well but should come in during a hard freeze. Live boxwood is the hardiest of the live options.

How long does a live Christmas topiary last?

Years, with light, careful watering and a trim a few times a year. That is the main reason people choose one over a cut tree or a seasonal arrangement — it is not a decoration you throw away in January.

What size Christmas topiary should I buy?

For a table, 18–24 inches. For a doorway, 30–48 inches and always buy a matched pair. For a lobby, a staircase or a storefront, 5–7 feet. If you are unsure, send us a photo of the space and we will tell you what fits.

Do you make custom Christmas topiary?

Yes. We build custom topiary sculpture on welded steel frames — including seasonal and branded pieces for hotels, cities and events. Custom work needs 4–10 weeks, so Christmas commissions should start in the autumn.

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