Shaping with Topiary - Innovative, fresh, and vibrant forms for garden shrubs. Uses for shaped shrubs. Spectacular images from the world's most innovative gardens. Topiary expert Jake Hobson will inspire you with his passion for shaping plants. He focuses less on straight-cut hedges or spheres and more on challenging your creativity to reinterpret topiary and transform individual shrubs or entire groups into true works of art. His encouraging advice is supported by a wealth of information on which plants can be used, how to achieve the desired effect, and when to cut.