To be filed under clever design ideas: a galvanized-wire topiary frame with hinged panels to make it easy to train a shrub to grow into a cone shape:
![Manufactured by UK-based Burgon & Ball, a Topiary Cone is \$55 AU at The Potting Shed.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/topiary-frame-metal-wire-cone-the-potting-shed-tools-au-733x1100.jpg)
![Consider it training wheels for a topiary. \2\20;This classic \2\16;Cone\2\17; topiary shape, formed from galvanized wire, is hinged to enable it to be fitted around established plants and/or removed after trimming is completed,\2\2\1; notes retailer The Potting Shed.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/topiary-cone-wire-frame-burgon-and-ball-733x510.png)
![The topiary frame measures 60 centimeters high (about \23.5 inches) and has a 30-centimeter diameter (about \1\2 inches) at the base.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/topiary-frame-wire-cone-the-potting-shed-au-733x1100.jpg)
See more tips for care and pruning at Boxwood: A Field Guide to Planting, Care & Design and some of our favorite evergreen alternatives to box in our curated design guide to Shrubs 101, including Yew, Rosemary, and Privet. Read more:
- 10 Easy Pieces: Garden Plant Supports
- Boxwood Topiaries: 6 Tips for Trimming Shrubs from Niwaki’s Jake Hobson
- English Boxwood: Is It Worth It?
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