Animal Topiary Frame – Dog

Simply wrap it around an established plant, or place it over a young one, and use it as a trimming guide. As a result, the Dog Galvanised Steel Topiary Frame makes it easy to create a beautifully sculpted, professional-looking topiary feature in any garden.

Because a frame guides your cuts, it’s much easier to sculpt a plant into a balanced, recognisable shape. This way, you can avoid easy-to-make mistakes with lasting consequences.

Long-Lasting Durability

We make this topiary frame from galvanised steel, so it holds its shape and stands up to outdoor conditions season after season. The galvanising process coats the steel with a protective layer, and this helps guard against rust, giving the frame extra longevity outdoors.

The frame arrives with a naturally bright, shiny finish. Over time, however, it will mellow and dull slightly as it weathers. Eventually, it settles into a more subtle, garden-friendly tone that lets your topiary take centre stage.

Clever, Wrap-Around Design

Unlike more two-dimensional support frames like Lattice, this topiary frame is truly three-dimensional. It opens along a vertical join, which clips secure once closed, so you can open it up easily.

This ingenious approach means you can wrap the frame around an already-established plant, or place it over a juvenile one, then close it back into shape. After that, simply trim the plant along the frame’s outline. Consequently, you can consistently train the foliage to the frame’s shape as it grows.

Flexible Placement

You can tether the frame directly into the ground for a stable, freestanding display. Alternatively, position it on top of a separate elevated frame or stand, which lifts it above ground level for a more striking, showcased effect.

Perfect for Shapeable Plants

This topiary frame is ideal for shaping classic hedging and topiary plants, along with conifers and some Australian natives, including:

• Common or English Box (Buxus sempervirens)
• English Yew (Taxus baccata)
• Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis)
• Lilly Pilly (Syzgium or Acmena)
• Coastal Rosemary (Westringia fruticosa)
• Japanese Holly (Ilex crenata)
• Privet (Ligustrum)
• Juniper (Juniperus virginiana ‘Spartan’)

Simply wrap the frame around your plant, then trim along its outline. In doing so, you’ll create a charming, sculpted topiary shape that adds instant character to garden beds, borders, and entranceways.

Our Dog Galvanised Steel Topiary Frame Makes Classic Garden Shapes

Trim your plant to this whimsical animal shape with ease. Then, enjoy the timeless delight of a perfectly proportioned garden feature.

Part of Our Topiary Range

This Dog Galvanised Steel Topiary Frame belongs to our full topiary frame range, which includes:

• Spheres, available in two sizes
• Animal shapes, including a range of Wildlife, Farm Animals, and Pets

Learning More About Topiary

Gardening Australia offers a couple of videos on topiary — one with Costa and another with Meredith.

The Royal Horticultural Society also made a great Advice Guide.

Additionally, topiary as a practice has been around longer than any of us. In fact, some books on the topic have made it to the Public Domain — you can read the 1904 classic “The Book of Topiary” online here.

Finally, if you’d like a physical book with inspiring photography, many retailers offer a range of titles. Here’s what Readings offers.