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Sat, Apr 12, 03 at 19:50
| New to topiary's - need some help. I want to make large and small topiary balls - what type of wire do you suggest. I tried chicken wire - it was very difficult to work with and I couldn't seem to master making a ball?? any help would be appreciated |
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| What about some wire around a solid ball form (like a bowling ball or something similar depending on what size you want) ... I'd use 10-14 guage wire, which is pretty sturdy, and about 6 to 8 pieces of wire curved around the whole ball form and then secure with a finer wire and use a stick or twig to secure the ball to the stem ??? K |
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- Posted by lois_scissorhands z7\8B.C CAN. (My Page) on Tue, Jun 3, 03 at 11:37
| stake your stem,and remove branching to the desired hieght. this is the best time of year to start. a globe is the easiest shape to prune. start by shearing it lightly, when it starts to grow in you can cut it a little harder. remember to shear it from all sides to attain the perfect ball |
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- Posted by greenlaurel 3 (My Page) on Fri, Dec 19, 03 at 21:25
| Unless they're for a specific purpose, why don't you try making something more interesting? Balls are way over-rated if you ask me. I know that they are a nice beginning project, but I wish more people would push it a bit beyond, if you know what I mean. So much time and effort goes into a topiary, it might as well be unique! Sorry for the rant, but I do custom topiary work and it just seems that everybody wants the same thing. I once shaped topiaries into balls for a tree farm, until it just about drove me crazy.. Perhaps I did one too many. - Laurel |
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| yeah but the ball is like a little black dress, it always works in a room :P |
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