How to Make a Table Top Topiary Topiary is the art of training climbing and viney plants to grow in the shape of animals and other fantasy forms. While gardeners have been forming outdoor topiaries from trees and shrubs for centuries, the widespread availability of Mosser Lee's Long Fibered Sphagnum Moss has exposed the art to thousands of home gardeners. Purchase a wire topiary frame at your local garden center, craft shop or through a catalog.
Many frames depict small animals, miniature trees, balloons and other common objects.
Mosser Lee's Long Fibered Sphagnum Moss in a bucket add enough water to completely saturate the moss and squeeze the excess water out of the moss. Remember to wear gloves when handling mosses, plants and soils. Place handfuls of the wet moss into the wire frame carefully, starting with the figure's extremities such as the tail or legs. Also, mold additional wet moss around the wire frame so that the frame is completely covered. As you finish an extremity or small area, tie fishing line to the frame and tightly wrap the line many times around the mossed area following the contours of the frame.