{"product_id":"artificial-spiral-boxwood-topiary-7-ft-potted","title":"Artificial Spiral Boxwood Topiary — 7 ft, Potted, for Covered Outdoor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort answer:\u003c\/strong\u003e a single 7 ft spiral-cut faux boxwood in a pot. It is an entrance piece — the shape only works flanking a door, a gate or a set of steps, and it almost always wants a second one opposite. We recommend covered outdoor placement, or indoors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA spiral topiary is a formal object. It reads as deliberate landscaping rather than as a plant, which is precisely the point — nobody mistakes a spiral boxwood for something that grew that way, and that honesty is why it works in artificial form better than a naturalistic tree does. You are not asking the viewer to believe it is real. You are asking them to read it as topiary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt follows that symmetry matters more here than anywhere else in the catalogue. One spiral beside a door reads as an error. Two, matched, read as intent. If you are buying this, buy two, and buy them in the same order for the same batch-matching reason that applies to paired palms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn outdoor placement.\u003c\/strong\u003e The foliage is designed to hold its colour for long-lasting outdoor use. On a south-facing porch through a Canadian summer, expect visible lightening by the third season. Under a porch roof or on a north-facing entrance it holds far longer. That is the expectation to plan around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the exact dimensions and materials?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eHeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7 ft (213 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eForm\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpiral-cut topiary on a central stem\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eFoliage material\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot specified\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eFoliage colour\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDeep green\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePot\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded; material and dimensions not specified\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCanopy diameter\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot specified\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot specified\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eUV rating\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot specified\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePlacement\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCovered outdoor. Indoor is fine.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eArtificial spiral topiary, or a live one?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eThis topiary\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLive spiral boxwood\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClipping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwo to three times a year, by someone who can cut a spiral\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWinter in Canada\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo effect\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWinter burn and desiccation on exposed sites\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBox blight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImmune\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA live risk, and it kills the plant and the shape together\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCost at 7 ft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaid once\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaid again, plus years of growing to reach that height\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTime to look right\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOut of the box\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeveral years of training\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFailure mode\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColour lightens in direct sun\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDeath, and the shape cannot be recovered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTopiary is the strongest artificial case in the whole category. A clipped spiral is already a geometric, uniform, unnatural object, so the artificial version is not pretending to be something it is not — and it cannot get blight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat arrives in the box, and what do I have to do to it?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA spiral topiary needs far less fluffing than a tree — the shape is the product and it arrives formed. What it does need is the spiral aligned: the foliage compresses in transit and the gap between the coils closes up. Work around the spiral from the base, pulling the foliage back to open the gap evenly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 7 ft in a pot this is heavy and top-shaped. Position it before you finish unpacking, and if it is going outdoors on an exposed porch, weight the pot — a spiral catches wind like a sail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspect the pot and the trunk before you accept delivery, and photograph anything damaged before you unpack further.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho should not buy this?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFull-exposure outdoor placement without accepting fade.\u003c\/strong\u003e On a south-facing porch, plan on visible lightening within two to three seasons.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuying one.\u003c\/strong\u003e Spirals want pairs. A single one beside a door looks like the other one is missing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExposed, windy entrances, as supplied.\u003c\/strong\u003e Add ballast to the pot — a spiral catches wind like a sail.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnyone who wants it to look like a real plant.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is not trying to. It is trying to look like topiary, which is a different job.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDo artificial topiaries look convincing outdoors?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore convincing than artificial trees do, for a counter-intuitive reason: a real topiary is already a clipped, uniform, geometrically regular object, so the uniformity that betrays most artificial foliage is correct here. What gives an artificial topiary away is colour rather than form — a single flat saturated green with no variation between the sunlit and shaded faces. Positioning it where light falls across it rather than flatly onto it helps a great deal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow long will it last outside in Canada?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt depends mainly on hours of direct sun and whether the piece is under cover. A north-facing or roofed entrance will hold colour for many seasons. A south or west-facing unprotected porch is the hard case, and that is where lightening becomes noticeable by the third summer. Winter is not the problem; sun is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShould I buy one or two spiral topiaries?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo, in almost every case. The spiral is a formal, symmetrical shape and formal symmetrical shapes read as incomplete on their own. The exception is a single spiral used as a full stop at the end of a path or in a corner of a courtyard, where it is doing a different job. If you are flanking anything — a door, steps, a gate — buy the pair and order them together so they match.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan I put it indoors?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, and indoors is the placement with no fade question at all. A 7 ft spiral works in an entrance hall, a stairwell landing or either side of a fireplace, and it suits formal and Mediterranean interiors better than modern minimalist ones. Check your ceiling first: 7 ft of topiary under an 8 ft ceiling is very tight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eververda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48234540237036,"sku":"EV-CYP-0608","price":689.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5263\/9980\/files\/hf_20260830_231334_8a7eb634-fe32-4cf8-9412-a8a41c11f2eb.png?v=1788133840","url":"https:\/\/checkout.eververda.com\/products\/artificial-spiral-boxwood-topiary-7-ft-potted","provider":"Eververda","version":"1.0","type":"link"}