Is there a new trend for urban topiary?

A few weeks ago I posted images of a topiary elephant from a front garden in North London.

I’ve now spotted another topiary piece, again in a front garden and again in North London. Is this a trend? It isn’t really something you can produce overnight so either I’ve been extremely unobservant or there is a secret topiary society, nurturing projects until they are ready to be shown. This isn’t posh or status related stuff, just ordinary houses in London’s backstreets.

Let me know if you see any more – I find them fascinating.