Would you love to have plants in your home but don’t want the hassle of watering and pruning? A faux topiary is the perfect solution!
Whether you’re a seasoned DIY enthusiast or a novice crafter, here are three straightforward methods to create stunning faux topiaries that will elevate your decor effortlessly.
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A few months ago, I dressed up three flower pots with air-dry clay and painted them pastel colors!
During early Spring, I filled them with whimsical Easter egg topiaries but now, I want to create traditional topiaries that can be used any time of year.
So if you’re interested in having pretty plants without the hassle of upkeep, check out these three simple ways to create a faux topiary!
Steps to Make Three DIY Faux Topiaries
Gather Supplies
Gather the following items to make a faux topiary:
- Dowel rods- 3/8″ X 12″
- Brown spray paint
- Green spray paint
- Grapevine Wire
- Wire cutters
- Three flowerpots
- Styrofoam
- Moss
- Boxwood sphere-Hobby Lobby
- Greenery picks- two types- Hobby Lobby
- Styrofoam round ball- small
- Brown floral tape
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks
- Silicone finger protectors
- Miter shears
Paint
- Spray paint the dowel rods brown and let dry. I used a styrofoam block to make the painting easy!
- Spray paint the styrofoam ball green and let dry. I put it on a wooden skewer, and placed that in a styrofoam block!
Prepare Flower Pots
- Add styrofoam to your flower pot(s).
- If styrofoam is smaller than your pot, stuff the edges with packing paper to hold the styrofoam in place.
DIY Topiary Tutorial one
This is so easy you won’t believe it!!
Push the boxwood sphere into the 3/8″ dowel rod. Hot glue to make sure it stays put.
To add interest to the stem, attach jute wire to the top of the dowel rod and wrap it around the base.
Cut the jute twine wire at the base of the dowel. I need to trim more off of this one.
*Note- If you make all three topiaries, wait until you finish them before adding the wired jute twine. In case you decide to vary their height, as you’ll see later in the post!
Push the dowel rod into the styrofoam base of the flower pot and cover it with Spanish moss.
DIY Topiary Tutorial two
This topiary takes more effort than the first but it’s still easy to complete!
For the second topiary, I used one greenery pick, hot glue, and brown floral tape
Remove each stem from the pick using wire cutters.
Keep the stems straight and attach three pieces around the dowel rod.
Bend the stems of the three remaining pieces and hot glue those around the dowel rod in the open spaces.
Cover the stems with brown floral tape.
Add the jute-covered wire around the stem and cover the styrofoam with Spanish moss.
DIY Topiary Tutorial three
This topiary will cost more than the others because you need four picks to complete it.
It also takes more time but it’s still simple to do!
Grab the styrofoam ball you painted green and cut each stem off your greenery pick.
The topiary will be too large if you use the whole stem so you will cut it in half.
You need to bend the pick and cut where I’m pointing so it won’t slide off the stem.
Take each stem and insert it into the styrofoam ball.
Continue attaching stems until the ball is covered.
Wrap the covered jute twine around the dowel then insert it into your pot.
Cover the styrofoam with Spanish moss.
Cut The Dowel Rods
This is what the topiaries looked like when I finished them.
I decided I wanted to vary the height of each one.
So I used miter shears to cut one inch off the middle topiary and two inches off the one on the right.
Display Your Topiaries
Now you can enjoy topiaries year-round even if you don’t have a green thumb!
This project was surprisingly simple and I hope it has inspired you to make one faux topiary or all three for your home!
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Blessings, Donna and Rich
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So cool, Donna!! I LOVE that fluffy one in the middle! Topiaries are so versatile and have the ability to be used all year round! Super fun!!
Thanks Rachel! I’m so glad you like that one! At first I thought the middle one looked a bit wild and might need a “haircut” but decided to leave it alone. Now I’m glad I did! Have a wonderful weekend!
I have used some of these exact same materials to create faux topiaries of my own for years, Donna, and they are so much fun. It doesn’t matter what pot or room you display them in they always feel so warm and inviting. I’m glad they turned out well for you too. Hugs, CoCo
Hey CoCo, they say great minds think alike! I adore topiaries and had no idea how easy they were to make! So excited to display these all around my home!
You have such a beautiful craft space Donna, I am betting all your wonderful inspirations are created in this space, not to mention some very adorable topiaries. I love them, they are very British. My favorite decor style! I would be one of those in the category who cannot keep plants alive to save my life, so the faux plants would be perfect for me. Thank you for sharing!
I’m with you Cara, not much of a green thumb, so I’m loving theses faux topiaries! I do make most of my creations in my office/craft space and feel so fortunate to have it! Thanks and have a great weekend!