It all started with a gas-powered hedge trimmer and a plant discarded from a nearby nursery. Since then, the Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden has bloomed into a South Carolina destination for garden lovers.

Nothing sets off a garden quite like a neatly ... with hand shears before progressing onto topiary shears or clippers. Battery-operated clippers or hedge trimmers can be used for bigger designs.

Tidying the 300-year-old, 40ft-tall, 150ft-wide hedge is a two-man job that takes 12 days ... and commentary and a coveted glimpse inside some of the UK's best houses and gardens, to gardening, the ...