That’s a mighty nice topiary ball you got there. Who makes your cuts? That boxwood didn’t sculpt itself now, did it? This place has been around since 1909, so you gotta know a few topiarists. Looks a lot like what the Duchess of Sutherland has in Herefordshire. So, who did it? Oh, what sad times are these when even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress. Was it Roger? Roger the Shrubber?

Christchurch Botanic Gardens
Te Māra Huaota o Waipapa
Christchurch, New Zealand

06.10.25