Editing Topiary (section)

==20th century==
American portable style topiary was introduced to [[Disneyland]] around 1962. [[Walt Disney]] helped bring this new medium into being, wishing to recreate his cartoon characters throughout his theme park in the form of landscape shrubbery. This style of topiary is based on a suitably shaped steel wire frame through which the plants eventually extend as they grow. The frame, which remains as a permanent trimming guide, may be either stuffed with sphagnum moss and then planted, or placed around shrubbery. The sculpture slowly transforms into a permanent topiary as the plants fill in the frame.
This style has led to imaginative displays and festivals throughout the [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|Disney resorts and parks]], and [[mosaiculture]] (multiple types and styles of plants creating a mosaic, [[living sculpture]]) worldwide includes the impressive display at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in China. Living corporate logos along roadsides, [[green roof]] softscapes and [[Green wall|living walls]] that biofilter air are offshoots of this technology.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Artificial topiary is another offshoot similar to the concept of [[artificial Christmas tree]]s. This topiary mimics the style of living versions and is often used to supply indoor greenery for home or office decoration. Patents are issued for the style, design, and construction methodology of different types of topiary trees.<ref name="patent">[http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6237882/fulltext.html Decorative display - US Patent 6237882 Full Text] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612205933/http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6237882/fulltext.html |date=2011-06-12 }}, ''US Patent 6237882 - Decorative display''. US Patent Issued on May 29, 2001.</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Landscape Gardeners Streatham SW16 |url=https://www.londongardeners.org.uk/landscape-gardeners/streatham-SW16.html}}</ref>