Today’s GPOD is from Sherry Willis. She says, “I was advised against turning an ancient, overgrown boxwood into a topiary but I couldn’t resist.  This is the result after about four years of endeavor. The Buddha was about 15 feet tall. I pruned it just about every year in Spring.  It was a fairly difficult job because part of it involved balancing on the fence (years of yoga helped!) I sold the house with its garden in 2008.  Alas, the new owners weren’t up for the labor and the Boxwood Buddha is no longer.” Thanks, Sherry, for sharing this with us!

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