Large mossed frog for a water garden
A frog big enough to sit on, or nearly, for a public water garden, a park pond or a children's play area. Larger frogs get a heavier frame and a footing. Send us a photo of the pond and the height you want.
Frog topiary
A frog topiary is a small sitting piece for a pond edge, a step, a border or a planter. Ours start around six inches high, on welded galvanized frames, in hand-packed sphagnum moss or as bare wire to stuff or plant. One person can move a frog easily, so people usually buy them in pairs or small groups.
Built to orderMossed animals and wire frames are welded, galvanized and finished to order.
Ships across US & CanadaSmall pieces go by UPS, large ones by freight, with delivery quoted.
Built to outlast the foliageOur frames are galvanized steel, welds included.
4–10 weeks for a commissionReady-made pieces leave sooner, and we tell you which before you pay.
In the catalog now
2 frog pieces.
We hold 2 frog pieces at the moment, $72 to $84.
How it is finished
Finishes for frog topiary.
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Mossed
Sphagnum moss packed over the steel frame by hand. It is green from day one and can be planted into later, and ivy-planted pieces can be ordered too.
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Bare wire frame
The galvanized steel frame on its own, to stuff, plant or grow a vine up yourself. Powder coat is an optional upgrade.
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Before you order
Delivery, timing and terms.
How it arrives
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.
How long it takes
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.
Price and terms
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.
Under a foot tall, a frog is simple to make and to move.
A topiary under about a foot tall needs no internal tubing, sectioning or footing. The frame is bent, welded, galvanized and packed in one go, and the finished piece is light enough to lift with one hand.
A single frog on a step reads as an ornament. A few at different sizes along a pond edge look planned. And since nothing this size needs a footing, you can move them whenever the planting around them changes.
The other small pieces are in mossed animal topiary, and the bare frames are in wire frame topiary.
Looking after a frog by the pond.
Mist a mossed frog through dry spells and refresh the moss every year or so. A bare frame needs nothing until you plant it. Turf and artificial pieces need an occasional rinse, with no watering, trimming or seasonal work.
The frame is galvanized steel, which lasts for decades outdoors. Keep the base out of standing water all the same.
Care by material is on our care pages. For a tired piece, this eight-year-old swan shows what a restoration looks like.
In place
Frog topiary in real settings.
Staged photos of pieces from this page, set in the kinds of places they go. Tap one to see the piece and its size.
Built to order
Custom frog topiary ideas.
These frogs are concept renderings of pieces built to order in sphagnum moss over welded, galvanized steel. Send us the size you want and a photo of the spot.
Frog prince with a crown
A mossed frog wearing a small crown, made in gold powder coat, for a garden party, a wedding table or a gift. Powder coat colors are an optional upgrade. Tell us the size you want and the date.
Leaping frog pair on stakes
Two frogs in mid leap on thin steel stakes, as if jumping across a border or a stream. They are light, so one person can place and move them. Send us a photo of the spot and the size you want.
Mossed animals and wire frames start as welded steel, galvanized before any moss goes on. See all six stages, start to finish →
Before you order
Frog topiary questions, answered.
How small do they go?
From around six inches, a good size for a step, a planter edge or a shelf. Every listing gives the exact dimensions.
Can it sit by a pond?
Yes, and that is where most of them go. Keep the base above the waterline so the steel is not standing in water.
Moss or frame?
A mossed frog is green from the day it arrives. A bare frame is for planting with creeping fig or a small-leaved climber.
Do they work indoors?
Mossed frogs do, and they need misting rather than watering. A bare frame planted with live material needs light.
Can you build a large one?
Yes. Send the size you want and where it will stand, and we will quote it as a commission.
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Something bigger?
Tell us the frog and the size.
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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