There is also a bronze plaque there with an image of the painting for comparison. These are each tied and trimmed every June by Friends of Topiary Park.Īs you walk through the garden, you can view the topiaries from the artist’s point of view while standing on the eastern-most hill of the park. The topiaries in the garden are made up of yew or taxus plants. There is a tree guide available online that can be used to recognize about 30 of the different trees. There are also about 220 different types of trees. The pond in the park has fish, ducks as well as water lilies. This park has fairly diverse species and plants. In the park there are 80 topiaries, including 54 people, 8 boats, 3 dogs, 1 monkey, and 1 cat. This exaggerated perspective is done to create depth, and make the park look more like the actual painting. The topiaries decrease in size as they go farther back in the picture. To create the desired effect, the tallest topiary in the park is 12 feet tall. Mason also helped plant some of the shrubs. He created the bronze skeletons for each topiary out of ⅝ inch bronze which were set in eighteen inches of concrete. Mason is a sculptor who often works with cast bronze, welded steel, wood and stone. It now is used as a Visitor’s center complete with a gift shop and restrooms. This chateau style gatehouse is used to balance out the last building left from the Ohio Deaf School. However, this park has not stayed completely the same. Currently, this is the only topiary park in existence that is based on a painting. In 1991 the Friends of the Topiary Park foundation was founded. In 1988, they started creating the garden. Together they pitched his idea to Jim Barney in 1987. He pitched this idea to his wife, Elaine, who worked alongside Jim Barney at the Columbus Parks and Recreation Department. James T Mason an artist and an alumni of Columbus College of Art and Design came up with an idea for a topiary garden based on the Post- Impressionist painting “A Sunday Afternoon on the Isle of La Grand Jatte” by George Seurat. A useful motion background video to open up church service, or for any other event as well, welcoming the audience or congregation to the service. In 1987, Jim Barney, former director of Columbus Parks and Recreation Department was searching for unique ideas to celebrate the 1992 Quincentenary and Ameriflora. At this time it was also decided that this area would be used as a public park called Old Deaf School Park. However, not long before this all except but one of the Ohio Deaf School buildings were destroyed in a fire. In 1982, this area was proclaimed a historic district. The Ohio Deaf School grew into multiple buildings and had to change its location in 1953. Before this park existed, these seven acres were the site of the Ohio Deaf School which was established in 1829. The Topiary Park is located at 480 E Town St, Columbus, OH 43215.
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