Topiary

Topiary is the art of shaping trees and shrubbery into ornamental shapes. It has been a fixture of the Disney theme parks since 1963 when a topiary garden was installed at Disneyland's Fantasyland, which was eventually incorporated into the exterior gardens of It's a Small World when it was brought to Disneyland in 1966. Walt Disney World would feature a topiary garden along a tram path connecting the Transportation and Ticket Center to the Magic Kingdom in its early years, though changes and expansions to the area would eventually result in their removal, with a single elephant surviving until 2011. Today, topiary at Walt Disney World is a primary fixture of Epcot's seasonal events, especially the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival, where many of them are based on familiar Disney characters.
While crafting traditional European topiary is a long-term effort to shape the plant as it grows, Disney horticulturalist Bill Evans developed a quicker solution that involved the creation of a metal framework to support the planted elements and guide their growth within a period of months. Modern Disney topiaries have upgraded this basic concept into a sturdier steel framework stuffed with sphagnum moss and close-growing vine material and incorporating additional color through the use of flowers. An internal irrigation system keeps these newer topiaries watered based on the needs of their component plants, with a slow drip process being a common method.http://allears.net/wdw-chronicles-the-history-of-disney-topiary/ In recent years, sculpted faces with a mossy layer have become a popular way to add more detail to character topiaries.
==Character Topiaries==
Topiary aladdin and genie.jpg|Aladdin and Genie
Sleeping Beauty Topiary.jpg|Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip
Topiary Bambi.jpg|Bambi
Bambi Topiary.jpg|Bambi, Thumper, and Flower
Belle and Beast Topiary.jpg|Belle and the Beast
Buzz Lightyear Topiary.jpg|Buzz Lightyear
Prince charming.jpg|Cinderella and Prince Charming
Lumiere and Cogsworth Topiary.jpg|Cogsworth and Lumiere
File:Cruz Ramirez Topiary.jpg|Cruz Ramirez
Dopey topiary.jpg|Dopey
Eeyore topiary.jpg|Eeyore at the Crystal Palace
ModernFigment Topiary.JPG|Figment
Flower topiary.jpg|Flower
Genie & Duffy the Disney Bear topiary.jpg|Genie and Duffy the Disney Bear at Tokyo DisneySea's Mickey & Duffy's Spring Voyage
Topiary Goofy.jpg|Goofy
Iridessa Topiary.jpg|Iridessa
Isabela Topiary.jpg|Isabela Madrigal
Jose Carioca topiary.jpg|José Carioca
Lady and Tramp Topiary.jpg|Lady and the Tramp
Lightning McQueen topiary.jpg|Lightning McQueen
Lotso Topiary.jpg|Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear
Fantasia Ostrich Topiaries.jpg|Madame Upanova and her ostriches
MickeyandMinnieBushes.jpg|Mickey and Minnie
Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto Topiary.jpg|Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto having a picnic
Mickey Minnie Topiary.jpg|American Gothic Mickey and Minnie
Mrs. Potts topiary.jpg|Mrs. Potts
Panchito Pistoles topiary.jpg|Panchito Pistoles
Periwinkle topiary.jpg|Periwinkle
Peter Pan Topiary 2020.jpg|Peter Pan
Peter Pan Topiary.jpg|Peter Pan, Captain Hook, and Tick-Tock the Crocodile
Phil Topiary.jpg|Phil
Epcot-pluto-topiary.jpg|Pluto
Pluto topiary.jpg|Pluto
Simba Topiary.jpg|Rafiki and Baby Simba
Remy Topiary.jpg|Remy
Scar-2010-disney-world-flower-and-garden-festival.jpg|Scar
Silvermist topiary.jpg|Silvermist
Stitch Topiary.JPG|Stitch
Thumper topiary.jpg|Thumper
Tick-Tock the Crocodile topiary.jpg|Tick-Tock the Crocodile
Vidia topiary.jpg|Vidia
Winnie the Pooh topiary.jpg|Winnie the Pooh at the Crystal Palace
Woody Topiary 2017.jpg|Woody
==Original Topiaries==
Chinese Dragon Topiary.jpg|Chinese Dragon at the China Pavilion
Sea Serpent Magic Kingdom Topiary.jpg|Sea Serpent at the Magic Kingdom
Troll Topiary.JPG|Troll Topiary at the Norway Pavilion
==References==
Category:Epcot
Category:Walt Disney World Resort
Category:Disneyland Resort