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    How to Make a Wire Topiary

    March 22, 2021 by Patti Estep Leave a Comment

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    Living topiary in a round hoop with ruby cascade
    White pot with ruby cascade round topiary

    Learn how easy it is to make a wire topiary for your vining houseplants to create a beautiful decor element in a tighter space.

    ruby cascade round topiary on a chest next to pots.

    Topiaries are always so pretty. Often, they are somewhat like a bonsai where the plant is pruned to grow into a standard with the main trunk bare, and the branches and leaves are shaped into a ball.

    Ruby cascade plant and string of pearls hanging in the window.

    However, you can easily make a wire topiary by wrapping and training a vining plant onto a wire form. Above is an image of my Peperomia, Ruby Cascade plant. It's growing well and the vines are getting very long so I thought it would be a good candidate for this DIY craft.

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    Wire hanger twisted into a round shape on top.

    Crafting a Wire Topiary

    1. Start with an ordinary wire shirt hanger.
    2. Open it up and create a loop at one end.
    Wire hanger twisted into a round shape on top and bottom cut off.

    3. Straighten out the rest of the wire and cut off the excess. Just make sure that the straight part is the right length for the pot that you are using.

    Wire hanger frame in a white pot of Peperomia ruby cascade.

    4. Place the wire frame into the soil carefully, making sure to keep the vines in front of the wire.

    5. Gently separate the vines into two groups. One on the left and one on the right.

    Ruby cascade stems wound around a round wire frame with some on the table.

    6. Start on one side and gently separate one of the vines and wrap it along the wire, starting on the bottom until you run out of vine.

    7. Continue with the rest of the vines in that group.

    8. Repeat the same process on the other side.

    Live wire topiary make with a coat hanger and a ruby cascade plant.

    Water the plant well and set it in a spot where the plant will thrive. Indirect bright light is best for ruby cascade.

    Living topiary on mantel with Peperomia Ruby Cascade.

    It looks really pretty on our mantel.

    Pot of ruby cascade made into a round topiary in the window with other plants around it.

    However, I'll probably keep it in here by the window and supplemental lighting where it was growing so well originally.

    Other Vining Plants Options

    • Ivy
    • Angel Vine
    • Trailing Rosemary
    • String of Hearts
    • Creeping Fig
    Peperomia ruby cascade round topiary on a chest next to pots.

    So far this Peperomia Ruby Cascade plant seems very happy as a topiary. I like to see plants' long growing vines but this neater version is pretty sweet too.

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    Peperomia ruby cascade round topiary on a chest next to pots.
    Round wire topiary with peperomia ruby cascade
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    How to Make a Wire Topiary

    Learn how easy it is to make a wire topiary for your vining houseplants to create a beautiful decor element in a tighter space.
    Active Time40 mins
    Total Time40 mins
    Course: Indoor Gardening
    Yield: 1
    Author: Patti Estep
    Cost: $10

    Equipment

    • Wire Cutters

    Materials

    • Trailing/vining plant
    • Wire shirt hanger
    • Flowerpot
    • Potting Soil

    Instructions

    • Unwrap a wire shirt hanger and create a loop.
    • Straighten the bottom to form a stem long enough to place in the pot with a circle above.
    • Cut off excess wire.
    • Plant your vining plant into the flowerpot.
    • Carefully insert the wire circle hoop.
    • Split the vines in half.
    • Slowly start wrapping each vine around the hoop starting at the bottom and wrap as far up one side of the hoop as the vine will reach.
    • Repeat with the other half of the vines on the other side of the hoop.
    • Water well and display in an area that is appropriate for the plant.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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