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An elephant topiary is a heavy, wide-bodied animal built on welded galvanized steel and covered in moss or outdoor foliage. At life size it reads as an elephant. Much smaller, it looks like a toy. So most of ours are built large, for zoos, parks, hotel grounds and entrances.
We hold 8 elephant pieces at the moment, from 19 in to 5 ft, $162 to $294. 6 are large enough to be quoted with their delivery rather than priced here.
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Small pieces ship by UPS Ground. Large pieces travel by freight, and the delivery is quoted with the piece, so you see the full cost before anything is charged.
Pieces marked ready to ship leave within a few working days. Pieces built to order take 4 to 10 weeks, plus the delivery. Have a date? Send it with your request and we confirm it before you order.
A price on a card is what the piece costs. Custom and large pieces are quoted with delivery, usually within hours. Every custom piece is made for one client, so the schedule, deposit and any changes are agreed with you when you approve the quote.
Most elephants are built near life size, because smaller ones look like toys. The one thing everyone knows about an elephant is how big it is. For the same reason, a calf usually stands beside an adult rather than on its own.
A full-grown African elephant stands ten to thirteen feet at the shoulder, and nothing that size travels in one piece. So a large elephant is built in sections with marked break points, crated, and put together on site.
The ears catch the wind. They are braced back into the body instead of hanging off it.
Large commissions of any species start in custom made topiary.
A mossed elephant needs misting through dry spells and a moss refresh every year or so. A bare frame needs nothing until you plant it. Turf and artificial pieces need an occasional rinse: no watering, no trimming, no seasonal work.
The frame is galvanized steel, and it lasts for decades outdoors.
Care by material is on our care pages. For a tired piece, this eight-year-old swan shows what a restoration looks like.
Staged photos of pieces from this page, set in the kinds of places they go. Tap one to see the piece and its size.
Elephants read best large, so most of ours are made to order. These concept renderings show three builds on welded, galvanized steel. Send the height you want and a photo of where it will stand.
A full-size adult with a calf at her side, both in sphagnum moss. The calf stands beside the adult rather than alone, which is how an elephant reads from a distance. Large pieces are built in sections and put together on site. Send the space and the heights.
A bare galvanized elephant frame larger than our 60 in stock size, open for vines or for moss packed in later. The ears are braced back into the body, so they stand up to wind. Tell us the height and whether it stands on lawn or paving.
Live boxwood planted inside a steel elephant frame and clipped to follow it. It takes longer than moss, because the plant has to grow into the frame, but it becomes part of the garden. Send your ZIP code so we can match the boxwood to your winters.
Mossed animals and wire frames start as welded steel, galvanized before any moss goes on. See all six stages, start to finish →
A full-grown African elephant stands around ten to thirteen feet at the shoulder. A piece that size is built in sections and assembled on site. Smaller elephants look best as a family group rather than alone.
Yes, on a proper footing. The frame is galvanized over every surface, including the welds, which is where outdoor steel usually fails.
The elephants in stock are mossed or bare frames. Artificial foliage can be made to order, and it holds its color in full sun with no upkeep, so it is the usual choice for an unattended public site.
For anything large, yes, across the US and Canada. Installation is quoted with the piece.
Yes, and family groups are common. A group usually looks stronger than a single animal, because the size difference between adult and calf tells the story.
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Send a photograph or a sketch with the height you need and where it will stand. Our team comes back with a design, a price with delivery and a date, usually within hours.
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