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Cath Kidston’s Window Display

February 18, 2020 By Agrumi

T-Rex and Frog in Window Display

Cath Kidston approached us to make them a few artificial boxwood animals for their window display in their Piccadilly store.

Their store has been fitted out with lots of hints of foliage: an artificial grass rug, plants on the shelving units and several leaf covered panels for displaying their accessories. So our artificial boxwood product was the perfect match to compliment their theme.

Artificial Boxwood T-Rex and Frogs

We made them one 6 foot high Tyrannosaurus-Rex and two ginormous frogs. They were covered in artificial boxwood, which is UV resistant, so they are able to stay in the windows for a long period of time, without fading in the sunlight.

Giant Frog in Cath Kidston Window Display

Cath Kidston’s giant frog blending in his new surroundings

Artificial Boxwood T-Rex

The mouth and teeth were made with artificial grass, which adds an extra texture to the piece

They have used the T-rex as a prop to integrate with the shop’s products and mannequins.

Tyrannosaurus-Rex in Cath Kidston Window

Could your window display benefit from some topiary decoration? Give us a shout!

Filed Under: Case Study, Uncategorized Tagged With: Artificial, artificial topiary, boxwood, cath, dinosaur, display, foliage, frog, frogs, kidston, T-rex, Topiary, window

Larger-than-life Diamond Ring at Hatton Garden

November 21, 2019 By Agrumi

Giant three metre high topiary ring

Hatton Garden is famously known as London’s jewellery quarter, so when they asked Agrumi Topiary Art to make a giant diamond ring it made a lot of sense!

We were asked for the topiary to be free standing on a large scale so that people could stand in it for photos. So we created the design for a 3 metre high Diamond Ring, high enough to stand under, which would be bolted into the ground.

Artificial boxwood was the topiary medium of choice for this project, as it is a realistic alternative to living plant that would last through the installation with zero maintenance.

Giant Artificial Topiary Ring

This project was brought about by the Hatton Garden BID (Business Improvement District), which funds improvements to the local area, to enhance commercial areas and celebrate the area’s uniqueness. A major benefit of BIDs is that they encourage footfall into the highstreet.

They were interested in having a planter filled with flowering plants at the top of the ‘diamond’ so we left this hollow. We created an artificial floral display (pink orchids, blue delphinium and various white flowers) to represent a pot full of flowers. They loved this so much that we left these built in for the duration of the ring’s installation!

Topiary ring on site at Hatton Garden

A big sign was placed on the ground saying “SMILE Take a photo in the ring and share with us @HattonGDN to win great prizes this summer… #HattonSummer”.

Lady posing in front of the topiary ring

“Hatton Garden is steeped in history relating to jewellery and diamonds. We are very proud of our identity and want to celebrate who we are. This is why Hatton Garden BID commissioned Agrumi Limited to design a bespoke large topiary engagement ring to be placed on the high street. We could not be happier with the result and it provided a fantastic way for people to get involved and share their stories / moments in our area.”

– James Sackley, BID Manager, Hatton Garden BID

As you can see this has been a success with people sharing the images online:

A giant topiary ring has officially landed in Hatton Garden! What do you think? 🌲 Share your photos, tag us and use the hashtag #HattonSummer and you could win a fantastic prize before the summer is out ✨ #Win #Comp pic.twitter.com/06augx3gIu

— Hatton Garden BID (@HattonGDN) August 7, 2019

Rainy weather didn't stop #HattonSummer! Love this giant green ring 🤩💍 and delicious raspberry macaroons from @bleedingheartyd Thanks @HattonGDN pic.twitter.com/vU1EP4hRow

— Frøya (@freyamathers_) August 14, 2019

Don't know where the sun has gone but hoping it will come back @HattonGDN #HattonSummer pic.twitter.com/rVcj7i4S3t

— Anne McCauley (@AnneMccauley4) August 19, 2019

Approved by the Hatton Garden BID chairman… 💍
Hatton Garden engagement ring installed in time for next weeks pop up park!
Go take a selfie with the ring and share on social media to be in with a chance to win a prize!! @HattonGDN#HattonSummer #HattonGarden pic.twitter.com/jxYDhkoyVp

— Presman Mastermelt (@Mastermelt) August 8, 2019

@HattonGDN #hattonsummer pic.twitter.com/Rh6pmQdL4J

— Elski (@elski2) August 30, 2019

@HattonGDN #HattonSummer pic.twitter.com/oUgKhEqdYK

— Tracy Gladman (@2668looby) September 12, 2019

What a beautiful day for diamonds! 💖@HattonGDN #hattonsummer pic.twitter.com/wY3nHIrmxl

— Helena Zelem (@helenazelem) September 21, 2019

@HattonGDN is it still a #hattonsummer ? #gemstonedetective is visiting Hatton Garden with the Gemstone Detective #travelguide #BookSeries 📚 https://t.co/xaD6XRVAyk pic.twitter.com/moU12otayg

— Gemstone Detective (@kimrix) October 9, 2019

Does your town need some topiary love? Get in touch to see what we can do for you!

 

Filed Under: Case Study Tagged With: Artificial, BID, boxwood, diamond, diamond ring, garden, giant, hatton, hatton garden, large, ring, Topiary

Choosing your topiary plant

July 16, 2015 By Agrumi

The best type of plant for your topiary depends on its purpose, desired result, and length of time available…

Here at Agrumi we can make topiary in four possible categories: Living plants, Moss, Artificial Products and Bare-bones

Living Plants

For when you have more time on your hands to wait for your topiary of choice to properly flourish and fluff out. Requires on going care and maintenance, particularly during the growing seasons.

Taking its time – slower growing topiary-friendly plants

Box-leafed Privet (Ligustrum Delavayanum)

Our Favourite: Ligustrum delavayanum

Topiary Elephants

Elephants in Ligustrum

Our plant of choice for when you want long lasting topiary and don’t mind waiting for results; it takes a while before reaching its prime but looks wonderfully fluffy after one growing season. This is a compact, evergreen shrub with oval dark green leaves and small white flowers in early summer, followed by blue-black berries. This is a very good bespoke topiary choice, it is resilient, easily woven onto wire frames, and also makes for fine classic topiary shapes from stock.

Read our guide for more information on proper care for your topiary.

Against the clock – fast growing topiary-friendly plants

Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum Jasminoides)

Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine)

Stiletto in Star Jasmine

If you’re after something in a hurry this vigorous, evergreen twining plant is the ideal choice for bespoke topiary in a hurry with fabulous results in a mere matter of weeks. It has oval leaves 5-8cm in length which often turn deep red in winter – lending another dimension to topiary figures. This plant also develops fragrant white flowers during the summer, an added bonus, 2-5cm in width that mellow to a cream colour with age.

 

Common Ivy (Hedera Helix)

The genus Hedera is fast-growing, evergreen and there are many species within it. Agrumi use the small-leaved varieties, either plain or variegated depending on the commission.

 

 

 

Moss Products

Jaeger Hounds in Dried Dyed Moss

Jaeger Hounds in Dried Dyed Moss

We can also use dried moss as an alternative to living topiary to create fuller looking topiary in an instant. Moss creates a healthy looking, soft, green topiary which requires very little maintenance. Eventually, after some time in the sun, your moss topiary will begin to lose colour and fade; not to worry, as the solution can be very simple! You may decide to remove and replace the old moss with a newer fresher product, or, simply fill in any areas which are loosing their colour. Alternatively the simpler solution is to spray/paint your topiary with a natural looking green paint.

  • We’ve created a Polo player, Hyundai Car and the base of our RHS Hampton Court garden all using moss!

Artificial Products

We also make topiary using a range of artificial plant/grass products; providing a long lasting, low maintenance alternative.

Boxwood matting

Radley dog in Artificial Boxwood

Radley dog in Artificial Boxwood

Artificial Boxwood matting can be very effective if you’re looking for a realistic plastic alternative to living plants. We use a variety with deep ‘foliage’ and tonal shades of green which replicate the real thing. It is also UV fade protected, for long-term outdoor use, sturdy, light to carry and weather-resistant; providing an instant ever lasting wow-factor that can be used time and again.

The same talented wire artists that create our living plant topiary can use this to make topiary that requires absolutely no on-going care. It’s the perfect choice for clients wanting to commission items that they can transport and use over and over again for event/exhibitions both indoors and out.

Price-wise bespoke topiary made from artificial Boxwood matting doesn’t vary much from that made of living plants as it involves the same amount of work.

  • We’ve created a large Scottie dog for Radley Co., Easter bunny for Dobbies garden centres and, recently, a set of letters for Ryobi.

Namgrass

Namgrass Dalek

Dalek in Namgrass

Namgrass, a near neighbor to Agrumi in the New Forest, just so happen to be Britain’s premier supplier of artificial grass; making it the perfect partner for Agrumi’s topiary skills to provide light weight, portable, low maintenance topiary figures. With Namgrass you can have great looking topiary instantly that doesn’t require any further care.

Namgrass products have a natural look and feel, creating some stunning topiary designs, and are remarkably true to life

    • We’ve created a large Dalek, Velociraptor and Pudsey bear using Namgrass; all have been exceptionally popular with Namgrass stockists.

Bare Bones

LED Lighting

Sometimes customers want something a bit different to brighten up their designs with; therefore, we offer a fantastic alternative sculpture covering in the form of LED lights. This combination of LED lights and our wire frame sculptures creates a beautiful effect that will joyfully light up the night!

Rudolph outside The White Buck

Stag frame in LED lighting

Last Christmas Agrumi got into the festive spirit by covering one of our wire topiary deer frames in 1000 twinkly LED lights. The work took no more than a morning and the results were fantastic. ‘Rudolf’ was stationed outside our local pub in the New Forest, ‘The White Buck’, and helped raise funds for Greenfingers, the charity that creates magical gardens for children’s hospices.

Following on from the success of our topiary stiletto covered in Star Jasmine, made to mark a fashion event at St Christopher’s Place off London’s Oxford Street, we were later commissioned again to produce an updated replacement of the existing stiletto design, but this time covered in beautiful, twinkling, LED lights; ordered just in time for Christmas it was the perfect way to get shoppers into the festive spirit.

Agrumi can design, make and deliver commissions like this within a few days at remarkably low costs; whether its for an evening event, advertisement or to just add some sparkle to the garden at night we think these LED frames are guaranteed to brighten up your night.

Wire Frames

T-rex in wire frame

T-rex in wire frame

And, of course, we can supply all of our topiary figures in their most basic wire frame form; perfect if you’re thinking of trying your hand at training your own topiary plant.

Whatever your desired shape, depending how complex/daring you feel, we can have topiary wire frames made at surprisingly affordable rates.

If you fancy getting started with something simple we can offer a circular cutting guide as to achieve precision pruning for the perfect topiary balls. Or express your creativity with something more intricate and have your art come to life.

Whatever you’re after, any size and shape, we can provide the frame; what you do with it thereafter is up to you! We like a challenge, so if you have something else in mind such as garden frames, cages, hanging baskets, an archway or plant frames, just let us know via the contact us page or give us a call! Perhaps you’re after something not strictly for the garden; an ornamental piece or wire mannequin.

Take a look at our portfolio and case studies for more examples and inspiration!
We can supply all of these and more, any size or shape, to suit your needs.

Filed Under: Information Tagged With: Agrumi, Artificial, Bespoke, boxwood, Ligustrum, living, plants, Topiary

Topiary in a hurry

May 15, 2015 By Agrumi

We’re often approached by people who need topiary pieces made up in a hurry, or for an event that is too soon to give our standard Ligustrum time to fluff up. In these situations we have several tried and tested solutions to produce healthy looking topiary art exactly to the customers’ specification, in just a matter of weeks.

Climbers, Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine) or Ivy

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Star Jasmine

Climbers, such us Star Jasmine and Ivy’s, are energetic climbers than will rapidly cover a wire frame; making them an excellent solution to producing an elegant sculpture in a hurry. They’re easy to wrap around the wire frame, without damaging the plant, and can be used to create a fuller effect in far less time than you’d get with Ligustrum or Buxus, for example. Star Jasmine also has the added bonus of producing extremely fragrant flowers!

Examples

  • We designed, created and transported the 2 meter high topiary stiletto in just 2 weeks for an event in Londons St Christophers Place using Star Jasmine.
  • Several of our topiary pieces at Paultons Park and Peppa Pig World have been constructed in ivy, but in these instances it was purely an aesthetic choice rather than a time constraint.

Boxwood matting

Artificial Boxwood Matting Close-up

Artificial Boxwood Matting

Artificial boxwood matting is a covering of realistic plastic foliage which can be used on a standard wire frame to create a green and bushy topiary sculpture in a fraction of the time. Fire resistant and UV stable options are available, and the final products have the added benefit of being suited to life indoors, as well as being highly portable.

Examples

  • We’ve created a large Scottie dog for Radley Co. out of artificial boxwood matting which they then used on a promotional tour across the UK.
  • We also made a large Easter bunny for Dobbies garden centres to celebrate Easter and the onset of the spring season.
  • Recently, we made a set of letters for Ryobi

Price wise artificial boxwood sculptures are available at very similar prices to those made from living material.

Namgrass

artificialgrass

Namgrass

Namgrass is a near neighbour of Agrumi in the New Forest and they just happen to be Britain’s premier supplier of artificial grass. Namgrass products have a natural look and feel and have been a perfect partner for Agrumi’s topiary skills when clients want a design that’s light weight and easily portable. Agrumi have made a range of products with Namgrass

Examples

  • We’ve created a large Dalek, Velociraptor and Pudsey bear using Namgrass; all have been exceptionally popular with Namgrass stockists.

Dried Dyed Moss

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Moss

Dried moss topiary figures can be made as a green natural alternative to living topiary that we use to create fuller looking products in an instant; producing healthy looking, soft topiary which requires very little maintenance.

Examples

  • We’ve created a Polo player, Hyundai Car and the base of our RHS Hampton Court garden all using moss!
Ivy Shoe
Boxwood Dog
Namgrass Dalek
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Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Agrumi, boxwood, hurry, ivy, Namgrass, Plant Sculpture, Topiary

Artificial Boxwood Matting

May 15, 2015 By Agrumi

Artificial Boxwood Matting Close-upArtificial Boxwood matting can be very effective if you’re looking for a low maintenance realistic alternative to living topiary plants that can be ready in an instant. We use a variety with deep ‘foliage’ and tonal shades of green which replicate the real thing. It is also UV fade protected, for long-term outdoor use, light, sturdy, and weather-resistant.

The same talented wire artists that create Agrumi’s living plant topiary at our New Forest nursery can use this to make topiary that requires absolutely no on-going care. It’s the perfect choice for clients wanting to commission items that they can transport and use over and over again for events and exhibitions both indoors and out.

Agrumi have created a range of Boxwood topiary sculptures; including a big scottie dog for Radley Co. as an artificial topiary piece.

Agrumi’s prices are very competitive; price-wise there is little difference between bespoke topiary made from artificial boxwood matting and that made of living plants, as it requires the same amount of work – give us a call and we can work something out!

The Radley Dog made from artificial topiary by Agrumi

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Agrumi, Artificial, boxwood, Plant Sculpture, Radley, Topiary

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