Gardeners across the country may be influenced by Charlie Dimmock and her water features.
But two Shipley gardeners are at the cutting hedge of garden design.
The green-fingered pair are turning simple hedges into works of art through the age-old skill of topiary.
Anyone walking down Thackley Old Road may expect to see some garden gnomes, but when they get to Joe Price's house they are in for a blooming surprise.
Mr Price, 85, has transformed one of his hedges into a steam train, and the other into an elephant.
He said he got the idea for the train seven years ago after one of his grandchildren told him of his fascination with Thomas the Tank Engine.
"I said 'would you like me to do you an engine?' I just looked at the hedge and set it all out, it's taken all this time," he said.
Mr Price learnt his trade as a budding 14-year-old, when he started working at Plompton Grange House in Simpson Green, Idle. "You were told to do it and if you made a mess you were in trouble. You just did it right," he said."That was the way you learnt. You were frightened for your job because there weren't any others about."
Mr Price believes he has a natural eye for topiary. "I can see something finished before I start. I got into trouble at woodwork at school. The teacher said I did my work and drew the plans after," he said.
"I can't explain why, I suppose it's a gift in a way. I've only to look at something and can visualise it."
While he may not have Mr Price's 71 years of experience, John Grice is giving him a run for his money.
Mr Grice, 57, has spent years growing and trimming his privet hedge to look like a tea pot pouring into a cup and saucer.
"I was just driving around once and saw a tea cup made from a hedge and thought I'd have a go at it," he said. "It took me about two or three years to get the round ball of the tea cup, and I gradually worked it into shape."
As well as providing an interesting feature for his Bradford Road front garden, Mr Grice said it also acts as a landmark for visitors, with comments pouring in.
"I always tell them we're the house where the tea pot is, and they say they know where that is. They always find us," he said.
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