How to Make a Topiary // Lowe's Clearance Plant

How to Make a Topiary from a Lowe's Clearance Plant - In this video I make a topiary out of a Beehive Holly from the clearance area at Lowe's Home Improvement. It was only $3.00.
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[@rebeccavalicoff1581]

The lean of the trunks gives it character ☺️

[@JimPutnam]

I think so as well!

[@emmalavenham]

Thank you for continuing to share how a garden can look great without breaking the bank.

[@ytubechannel997]

Fun video. I love the tip about planting it on an angle to make it appear straight. i do that all the time.

[@cathybrown8334]

Plants like many of us are not perfect. I love the way gardeners embrace the imperfections.

[@katiekane5247]

You made a silk purse out of a sows ear Jim! It was destined for the dumpster & now, it's a showpiece. Great look for that container!

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Love this. You only cut off 4 dead bits and already it was a topiary! I’m trying this 😊

[@JimPutnam]

It really isn't very hard. Sometimes it can take a season to work it out, but this one was fine immediately.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

@@JimPutnam it was a great video and now I’m confident to try it. I do love topiaries 😍

[@sharonrichardson6563]

Would love to see more videos like this. Thank you

[@tracybunch19]

Love the idea of practicing topiary skills on a clearance plant!!! Brilliant! As always, so appreciate all the great gardening content you share!

[@loriswain8140]

I love the way you get right after the prune! I love clearance rack finds!! Thx Jim.

[@donnasantamaria8317]

Jim, loved watching you turn the little ugly duckling into a beautiful swan. And I like that you chose leaving the angled trunk. I like wind swept looking plants. I love shopping "death row" clearance plants and nurturing them back to life. So much satisfaction in rescuing these orphans. Thank you for discussing examining the roots. It was very helpful. I bought 5 mugo pines on deep discount. But when I got them home, I discovered the roots were all entirely black. In spite of all my efforts they were to far gone.

[@dianegentry3255]

I have trouble finding Single trunk plants to do topiary. This was a great video! Thanks Jim! Never thought of using these plants. Gonna give it a try!

[@francygeiger9383]

Turned out beautifully! Love what you planted with it!!

[@JimPutnam]

Thanks you!!

[@lisawalters5482]

Excellent idea to find a clearance plant and try to topiary. I have wanted to for several years but didn’t want to waste the money! Now I can! Awesome. Thank so much for tips and inspiration. 👏🏻💕👏🏻

[@lkhawkins4482]

You took something simple and struggling and made it into something unique and cute! Well done!

[@marlenegoho1778]

Love this video! Final result is awesome!

[@birdhousegarden]

Thank you for showing us not to be afraid to tackle something like this. It looks great! :)

[@JeanTOM-qb5dm]

LOVE LOVE LOVE this video, Jim. I shop Lowe's clearance perpetually and am so thrilled always to find a shrub like this that will look good all year. Showing your viewers how to take a clearance plant and create a plant that will be a centerpiece specimen for years is so helpful and so appreciated! Loved the way you pruned it. I would have planted it as you did as the centerpiece in your container... but it might have looked good planted to one side of your rectangular container and left it to look windswept--perhaps for a more Asian or more contemporary/modernist look.

[@km-ug9jp]

Super informative and helpful. Thank you. Would you consider doing a few more simple topiary tutorials? Not many on KZbin and you're probably the best one for this👍

[@Liap]

You've just made the plant look totally different, in the most positive way. And in between those ornamental kales = It looks amazing! 👍

[@shariharniss7745]

Thanks for such an informative video. You make it look doable- even for me!

[@jeanninemorgan3526]

Loved this video! Linda Vater has gotten me hooked on trying topiary, and I loved your process/presentation! I must live in the wrong place for clearance plants - my Lowe’s never marks below $10 even for plants that look half dead 😀

[@P_Belle]

Same here. 50% off is common, with some "rounding down" . This weekend, shrubs went to 75% off @ Lowes. Great quality.

[@mahoganyblue2571]

@@P_Belle Sure did. I got a nice arborvitae in a 3 gallon pot for $7.

[@P_Belle]

@@mahoganyblue2571 - better deals than me! I loaded up at 50% off, because I always think buying later means distressed plants. At 50%, $130 got me 6 Monrovia distyllium (3g), a 6g GG, and 2 Monrovia jasmine(2g). At 75% off, got a 1 ft GrnMtn Boxw and full Lorapetaleum (both 2g) for $15.

[@mahoganyblue2571]

@@P_Belle those are good deals too.

[@katiekane5247]

@@P_Belle they're ALL making room for Christmas trees, good profit margin on those. Especially since many will have to buy another BEFORE Christmas. Cut trees just don't look good after over a month! What annoys me is that many of us, especially in the south, are still actively planting. Home Depot had almost NO soil amendments, few containers & VERY few plants. Garden Center NOT tree lot, grrr

[@GrowingAGreenFinger]

Nice video...I gotta try this one day! Thanks for sharing!

[@robertbaker9775]

You're a magician, Jim! I love watching you work and create such beautiful transformations! LInda in Houston

[@JesusIsLoveTR]

lovely form! Can’t wait to see an update.

[@jenniecrawley4343]

I love it! It turned out great. You took something that was on its way to the garbage and turned it into a lovely little topiary. Thx for the inspiration. I too love shopping the clearance rack at Lowe’s. Between you and Linda Vater, I think I can do it too 😊

[@twotales7337]

Totally agree, the stem growing at an angle is great and adds some interest. Good to see you pruning it, very informative. Look forward to seeing your garden come together, walls and all - all very useful.

[@sidekick152]

I like it. I’ve become quite obsessed lately with topiary and bonsai. I’m always looking around wondering what I can transform next. 😂

[@lawrencebardenett6148]

Jim, This video was great fun. I have my own little potters field full of rescued plants I try to nurse. Great satisfaction in that for me.

[@TheEnchantedWoodnymph1111]

Another great video! Lowe's clearance plant section is my home away from home, especially now since they're clearancing plants to make room for Christmas trees.

[@b.gardenjourney6215]

Great video, Jim. I think that “lean” is quite architectural and it makes it unique! Linda Vater would be so proud of you! 👍🤗

[@annebeck2208]

Thank you, thank you for demystifying clearance plants! Right now our Lowes has 50% everything that is not Christmas plant related...none are distressed...but I didn't know if the normally clearanced plants are beyond hope.

[@lisaoswalt5233]

Nice topiary form - 10. Facial expressions -10 Necessary force - 10. Fun to watch 100% filled with information, you in shorts wrestling a holly in middle of November, with entertaining clips & all we missed were the dogs! ☺️😁🙂😊

[@julietavarron7401]

Cool outcome for something that looked scraggly- : “don’t judge beehive holly by its looks. “ I’m sure the original saying didn’t think on gardening only cover of books! Lol. Great inspiration. I have a new appreciation when looking at the garden center sales area! Love your videos learning so much !

[@squidsquiddly5970]

Wow this looks like a whole new plant! Definitely rejuvenated it. This is something I am going to be looking for when I go this week because I often walk on by them and think I can't save them

[@escazuzu9950]

This makes me want to check out the clearance section at Lowes. What a great idea!

[@johnmorris7302]

Love the topiary. Linda Vater would be impressed. Go Jim!

[@lisahowell3468]

Looks great! I love to make something special out of a low cost bush! And it looks like it's already a bonsai with the curved trunk! Perfect!

[@glendagai]

I love the angle and the topiary... great job! You are encouraging me to be braver with topiary ! From a zone 5 watcher🙂🌿

[@mybahe1]

My goodness the intensity on your face while your working! I love how this turned out, especially with the different directions of the trunk...such character! Thanks for sharing because the last time I tried to make a topiary...I had to cut the poor thing to the ground :(

[@charlenefall3831]

That’s so cute wow what a difference a little cutting and pulling makes love the arrangement 💐🌱💐🌱

[@mahoganyblue2571]

Awesome! I picked up a zebra grass, an emerald arborvitae, and a crape myrtle yesterday for $13 total. Putting them all in the ground today as we are expecting our first frost tomorrow. Hope they make it!

[@cherylschumacher1832]

Just got into topiary this summer and I love it. Great job!

[@beckyscheller9358]

Love it will look at the clearance rack with different eyes now!

[@jrosnov]

Love the faces you make when you’re aggressively pruning,love the video!

[@donnahazlett6676]

That looks amazing. I love topiaries.

[@PleasantPrickles]

A wonderful makeover! Quite a treasure, indeed. I just made a topiary with a boxwood, it was fun. Will definitely try some more! 🌿🌿🌿

[@joannenardoni17]

I’m so glad you showed us this project

[@miriamward7345]

Thanks so much. You are the first one I have watched that makes the process clear and I can actually see the cuts you are making. Thanks.

[@marcyperry684]

We have similar gardening styles. I love quirky rather than always straight.

[@TCFreedom2025]

Great transformation. I will be looking for such a deal and start my own collections. I have bought a couple of green little trees and transformed them into beautiful bonsai. Can't wait to start my topiary collection. Thank you for sharing!

[@rachelhall4808]

I love the way it looks afterwards! It’s very nice to my eyes. I guess it all depends on preference. Lovely!

[@karentemple5619]

That turned out great!! Ho hum to quietly majestic! I love this kind of video..thank you!!!

[@thecakepopsistars]

Love this project!!!

[@xiomaramartinez3212]

Turn out beautifully 😍 Thanks for share... Blessings

[@lenaolivetti9366]

I’m going to the clearance section!! Thankyou!!!

[@csellers5818]

Very pretty!

[@perseverancegardnercynthia4031]

Looks amazing!

[@Tara-sf7uu]

Ty for the great video! Ive never seen an instructional on topiary that made more sense

[@patriciaverderico3248]

Love topiary! very therapeutic!

[@judithjohnson2111]

This was super helpful. I love it already.thanks☺

[@wayne5579]

A doyen of topiary once told me that, one day he would like to grow a maze. It seemed to me quite logical that this should be his wish, and with that, we both went our separate ways.

[@rebeccavalicoff1581]

An instant topiary!

[@JimPutnam]

Yes!!

[@songsgardensbyjenniferlynn3242]

I get clearance plants from both Lows and Home Depot. I enjoy nursing them to health. Usually, Thursday’s are when they get marked down!

[@marycampbell4160]

Enjoy your pruning skills! I am excited to try one

[@lorih5915]

Love what you did with this plant!😊

[@carlaeglinton8456]

Beautiful! I like it leaning, Somewhat unique!

[@melodydaly8046]

Very inspiring video, I think I will give this a go. Thank you from Melbourne Australia

[@caroldurand6803]

Wow. So good. I'm new to all this. Fascinating. Creative. It almost like hairdressing.

[@ladyjrider666]

That looks great. Thanks for sharing the process.

[@JudyG53]

Wow! Major change! Loved this video. I will never look at a clearance "dead" shrub the same. Thanks for showing us the potential.

[@jillspady6450]

Best $3 topiary EVER!

[@Bunny-rh1yy]

Looks good!

[@jeffzimmerman25]

Next week Hortbonsai with Peter Chan! Beautiful movement on that trunk! Ha

[@vklewis400]

Looks very good. I like the lean too!

[@michigan160]

Thank you. it will help me when I see plants I think are gone!!!

[@grandsuzan1267]

Looks great👍🏻❣️🤗

[@HS-mt6ox]

Good job, Jim!

[@realizeyourart]

Great video. I always look atbthe on sale bushes. Now, I have a reason to purchase the sad fellows and give them a new purpose. Thanks

[@paulaheinrich1679]

What a beautiful transformation! I’ve tried a few topiaries this past summer, & my husband calls them “treepiaries”! LOL!

[@jesusv.5828]

I hope we can see an update on this plant next year please 👍

[@LessTalkMoreDelicious]

Nice tree and trunk movement! More bonsai and niwaki pruning please! 👏✂️

[@suzetteccc]

Love watching this. I love trying this. Silk purse from a sow's ear type of thing.....Is there a follow up? What did you end up doing with it?💚🌳

[@chaoscarl-jd4gb]

Great video, great channel. Thanks.

[@carolynnelson4454]

Love it. I’m on my way to Lowe’s

[@martinichip8969]

I like the lean, too.😃

[@pinkpoodle7100]

Great video! This was very helpful.

[@musiktouches]

Really nice. You just gave me some ideas. I see you Mr. Ambidextrous :).

[@NessaT419]

Love it! I think the lean isnt so bad either

[@CentralNH]

Looks great. Reminds me of an old movie "it's a great art Daniel son"

[@JimPutnam]

Yes, I'm still watching Cobra Kai!

[@vintagesuzy2330]

Looks great... love it! 😍

[@TennesseeKim1]

This was very helpful, thank you!

[@dreamasue]

Can you tell me what kind of box woods, or shrubs I could buy so I can make topiaries ?? I have Full sun in 90% of my yard . 🌺🌸🌺 Thank you

[@anitahadley2871]

This is so great! I’ll definitely be looking at those half dead plants at Lowe’s with a new eye. I am a sucker for recusing those poor plants. I’ve been seeing a lot of clearance arborvitae. Would this work for those as well? I know they can be trickier once the brown sets in.

[@JimPutnam]

Yes, I was actually looking for a conifer like that, but all they had were these Hollies.

[@anitahadley2871]

@@JimPutnam oh great to hear. I’ll see what I can find. I just wish my store would mark them down a bit lower. They have so much stock but the prices need to be lower for the condition they’re in.

[@danjanharris9089]

So informative. Would love to try this. What is the bush to your right, my left with the chartreuse color at the top?

[@catrescuer]

Looks lovely.

[@DrewSorensenMusic]

I want to try this. Great video

[@mikenealon4042]

have a jolly holly topiary

[@zunedog31]

Lowes clearance is the best

[@jgwood10]

The Lowe’s near me never has decent clearance plants. Neither does Home Depot.

[@verawallace9055]

Home depot is the worst, seems like they prefer to throw them away

[@maryannmcrae6736]

Great work thank you for sharing

[@Magic65750]

This was very helpful!