The Naturalistic Prairie — Entrance Transformation Bundle with Ilex Cube Topiary Pair
Your pair’s QC certificate — origins, dimensions, six photos — sent before dispatch · 24 hours to review
Quick Specifications
Meet the Twins
Care & Maintenance
Botanical Specifications
Guides to Help You Plan
Bought as a scheme.Planted as one.
What a whole front garden arrives as.
N° 01
Structure, then the border
Every tier is built the same way: two topiary specimens plus the border designed around them. Starter is 14 plants (2 topiary and 12 border), Standard 22 (2 and 20), Impactful 36 (2 and 34) — covering roughly 5–7, 7–9 and 9–12 square metres of planted ground.
N° 02
The flanking topiary pair
At the heart of the scheme sit two hand-matched topiary plants, chosen and grown side by side rather than picked off a bench on dispatch day. They are the permanent architecture — clipped, evergreen, and identical in January and July, when the border is asleep.
N° 03
One palette, not a plant list
The border isn't a bag of leftovers around a pair. Species, quantities and the ratio of structure to seasonal colour are settled together, in drifts and repeats rather than singles, so the frontage reads as one idea from the pavement.
N° 04
A layout for where each plant goes
Your scheme travels with a layout showing where each plant goes and at what spacing. No design brief to write, no plan to commission, nothing further to specify — the judgement about which plants, how many and where is the thing you're buying.
N° 05
You see the plants first
Your scheme's plants — photographed before dispatch · 24 hours to review. The pictures reach you before the pallet is built, with the topiary pair shown side by side at our UK depot, so nothing about the plants is a surprise on delivery day.
N° 06
One pallet, and backing after it
The whole scheme travels together, kerbside, free, UK-wide — then six months of backing on every plant in it, and unlimited grower support long after that. The full terms, numbers and exclusions are set out immediately below — no asterisks.
Promises withnumbers attached.
The terms, in full — no asterisks a lawyer would love.
10cm
The Matching Guarantee
This one is scoped to the topiary pair at the scheme's heart: your two topiary plants will never differ in height by more than 10cm. That is the whole promise, and it is measurable on the doorstep with a tape.
If the pair that arrives isn't matched, email hello@topiarytwins.co.uk within 7 days of delivery, subject line “Matching Guarantee Claim – [order number]”, with a photograph of the two plants together. Claims are resolved within 24 hours, and the remedy is your choice: a replacement pair, or a refund.
6 mo
The 6-Month Thrive Guarantee
This one covers every plant in the scheme, topiary and border alike. If a plant fails to thrive in its first six months despite reasonable care, we replace it at 50% of that plant's single price — half what the plant on its own costs, whether that's one of the topiary or one perennial out of thirty-four. Eligibility is reviewed within 48 hours of your email — subject line “Thrive Guarantee Claim – [order number]”.
One honest exclusion, carried over from the pairs: if both topiary plants fail, the guarantee doesn't apply to them. Two identical failures point at the site rather than the stock — drainage, wind, a buried rubble layer — and swapping the plants would only repeat the problem. That is exactly the conversation Lifetime Care Support exists to have, and we'd rather fix the ground than sell you the same outcome twice.
Life
Lifetime Care Support
Unlimited email guidance from the people who grew your topiary and specified your border, answered within 24 hours, free, forever. Send a photograph of a worrying patch, a question about when to cut the border back, or a picture of the shears you're about to use — there is no expiry date and no limit on how often you ask.
How to claim, step by step → in the questions below.
Three decisionsthe frontage makes.
Three decisions. One pinned frame. Scroll.
Read the frontage before the palette
Stand at the pavement, not the doorstep, and read two things. First the light: a shaded or north-facing frontage rules out the hot and drought palettes entirely — they survive there and look sullen — while a baking south-facing strip of gravel wants the plants that were bred for it. Aspect decides, palette follows; get that order the wrong way round and no amount of design saves it. Second the elevation: ball and cube pairs at 50–60cm suit low frontages and cottage doors, while 80–100cm clear-stem lollipops and 110–130cm spirals hold their own against tall Georgian and Victorian fronts. If the approach is mostly driveway rather than garden, the same thinking scales along it in our driveways and pathways collection.
The pair sets the geometry, the border answers it
Set the two topiary plants first, one each side of the door, centred on the width you have and clear of the door swing — then walk to the gate and check them before anything else goes in the ground. Everything in the scheme is proportioned to that pair, so it is the only decision worth being slow about. Then lay the border out still in its pots, following the layout, and shuffle it until the drifts read from the street rather than from above. If you want only the two plants either side of the door and no border at all, that's a different purchase — our front door plants are sold as pairs on their own. And if the structure is already in and it's only the ground layer you're missing, buy that by the metre from border by the metre instead.
Which tier, and when to size up
Pace out the part of the plot you actually intend to plant — not the whole frontage, the planted part. Under 7m² takes Starter, 14 plants. Between 7 and 9m² takes Standard, 22 plants. Anything beyond that wants Impactful, 36 plants, or the drifts thin out and the bare soil between them is all anyone sees. If you fall between two tiers, take the larger: buying a size down is the one economy in a front garden that always shows, and it shows in the first season rather than the fifth. An awkward, narrow run can also be planted at Starter density over a longer length without changing the plant list at all.
What clients noticea season in.
The pair softened the entrance without losing the architecture. It still reads as a designed front — just a kinder one.
Elena · Surrey
They grow into the house. Every year the structure looks a little more like it was always meant to be there.
David · The Cotswolds
Neighbours stop to ask about them. We've handed your name over the fence more times than we can count.
James & Priya · Kent
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Ten schemes.Every frontage covered.
Same three tiers on every one — swap the palette, keep the method. Complete-scheme prices, including VAT.
N° 01
The Warm Summer
Photinia lollipop pair over rudbeckia, helenium and crocosmia. Full sun; peaks July–October.
Scheme £545 – £905 · 14–36 plants
N° 02
The White Evening Garden
Portuguese laurel lollipop pair with ‘Annabelle’ hydrangea, white astrantia and digitalis. Glows at dusk.
Scheme £710 – £1,190 · 14–36 plants
N° 03
The Formal Welcome
Bay laurel lollipop pair over lavender, salvia, allium and nepeta. Purple, violet and silver.
Scheme £755 – £1,085 · 14–36 plants
N° 04
The Naturalistic Prairie
Ilex crenata cube pair with pennisetum, echinacea ‘White Swan’ and molinia. Movement, and real winter structure.
Scheme £765 – £1,205 · 14–36 plants
N° 05
The Woodland Edge
English yew ball pair over astilbe, brunnera ‘Jack Frost’, tiarella and ferns. Partial to full shade.
Scheme £785 – £1,125 · 14–36 plants
N° 06
The Soft Romantic
Bay laurel lollipop pair with David Austin roses, nepeta and geranium ‘Rozanne’. Blush, lilac and lime.
Scheme £860 – £1,190 · 14–36 plants
N° 07
The Autumn & Winter
Cloud-pruned Delavay privet pair with sarcococca, skimmia and hellebore. Peaks November–March.
Scheme £890 – £1,260 · 14–36 plants
N° 08
The Contemporary Monochrome
Bay laurel lollipop pair with black ophiopogon, ‘Annabelle’ hydrangea and golden carex. Black, white, green, gold.
Scheme £1,110 – £1,460 · 14–36 plants
N° 09
The Silver & Blue
English yew spiral pair with festuca ‘Elijah Blue’, perovskia and echinops. Exceptional drought tolerance.
Scheme £1,350 – £1,600 · 14–36 plants
N° 10
The Fragrant Entrance
English yew spiral pair with lavender ‘Vera’, ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ roses and philadelphus. Scent from winter to summer.
Scheme £1,470 – £1,790 · 14–36 plants
Prefer to compare the palettes side by side? The whole scheme collection.
Your scheme's plants · photographed before dispatch · 24 hours to review
Your whole frontage.Straight answers.
Starter, Standard or Impactful — which tier do I need?
Measure the ground you actually intend to plant, not the whole plot, and let the square metreage choose for you. Starter is 14 plants (2 topiary and 12 border) for 5–7m²; Standard is 22 plants (2 and 20) for 7–9m²; Impactful is 36 plants (2 and 34) for 9–12m². Fall between two and you should take the larger one: bare soil between thin drifts is exactly what makes a new front garden look unfinished, and it looks unfinished in the first season rather than the fifth. A long, narrow run is the one exception — the same plant list can be spread at Starter density over more length without any change to what's supplied.
What actually arrives when I order a scheme?
One consignment holding the entire scheme: the two hand-matched topiary plants that give the frontage its permanent structure, the border planting composed around them as a single palette, and a layout showing where each plant goes and at what spacing. Nothing else is needed and nothing else is billed — there is no design fee, and the plant counts are fixed per tier at 14, 22 or 36. Schemes start at £545 including VAT, with free UK delivery, and the range across the ten palettes runs to £1,790 at Impactful size.
Can I change the topiary species inside a scheme?
The species choice is made by choosing the scheme rather than by swapping parts inside one — each border palette was composed around that particular topiary form, which is why the schemes look resolved. Between the ten there is a form and a species for most tastes: English yew balls in The Woodland Edge, English yew spirals in The Silver & Blue and The Fragrant Entrance, Ilex crenata cubes in The Naturalistic Prairie, cloud-pruned Delavay privet in The Autumn & Winter, bay laurel lollipops in The Formal Welcome, The Soft Romantic and The Contemporary Monochrome, Portuguese laurel in The White Evening Garden and photinia in The Warm Summer. If you have a particular pairing in mind, email hello@topiarytwins.co.uk before you order and we'll tell you honestly whether it works.
How are the topiary pair and the border arranged at a door?
Pair first, always. Set the two topiary plants one each side of the door, centred on the width you have and clear of the door swing, then walk out to the gate and judge them from the pavement rather than the doorstep — that is the only viewing distance that matters on a frontage. Everything else in the scheme is proportioned to that pair. Then lay the border out still in its pots, following the supplied layout, taller material to the back and the drifts running in threes, fives and sevens rather than one of everything. Shuffle the pots until the repeats read from the street, and only then plant, water in properly and mulch. It is an afternoon's work in most front gardens.
When should I plant it out, and what does it need afterwards?
Plant as soon as you can after the pallet lands — the plants are pot-grown, so any month with workable, unfrozen ground is fine, and autumn or spring is kindest because the roots move while the soil is warm and damp. Water in properly rather than lightly, mulch once the whole scheme is in, and keep watering through the first dry spell of the first season; that first summer is the whole of establishment. After that the upkeep is modest: one trim a year on the topiary and one cut-back on the border. The step-by-step for planting day is in our planting guide, and the clipping detail is in the topiary care guide.
How is a whole scheme of 14 to 36 plants delivered?
Together, on one pallet, kerbside, by a specialist plant haulier, anywhere in mainland UK — and delivery is free. The topiary pair travels standing upright, the border plants travel in their pots alongside it, the consignment is fully tracked, and the driver phones about an hour ahead so you can be there. Allow 14–21 working days from order: your plants are being selected, photographed and documented during that window, not sitting in a warehouse. Kerbside means the pallet is left at the boundary rather than carried through the house, so line up a second pair of hands and somewhere to stage 36 pots before the lorry turns in. Full terms live on our delivery and returns page.
What if a plant in the scheme doesn't thrive?
Tell us early. The 6-Month Thrive Guarantee covers every plant in the scheme, topiary and border alike: a plant that fails to thrive in its first six months despite reasonable care is replaced at 50% of that plant's single price — half what that plant costs on its own, so a struggling perennial and a struggling topiary are each treated on their own terms. Email hello@topiarytwins.co.uk with the subject “Thrive Guarantee Claim – [order number]” and we review eligibility within 48 hours. One honest exclusion: if both topiary plants fail, the guarantee doesn't apply to them, because two identical failures point at the site rather than the stock and a straight swap would only repeat it. That is precisely what Lifetime Care Support is for — unlimited email guidance from the growers, answered within 24 hours, free, forever, so we can fix the conditions instead.
Designed as one.Delivered as one.
Structure, palette, quantities and spacings settled together — and the two topiary plants your whole scheme hangs on selected side by side in Tuscany, so that part is grown rather than approximate.
Structure, colour, quantities and spacings settled together, before anything is picked.
7-day Matching Guarantee on the topiary pair, then the 6-month Thrive Guarantee across the scheme.
Lifetime Care Support — a photo gets grower answers for as long as you own the planting.
