Artificial Plant Boxwood Topiary Balls 2PCS 15.7" UV Protected 4 Layers Faux Plants Decorative Balls for Outdoor Patio Garden Balcony Backyard and Indoor Home Wedding Decoration, Dark Green

I was nervous to purchase these- worried they would look super fake and tacky but I was 100% wrong! I am so happy I bought them. They come with their own zip ties so it is easy to put them together. There is no weird plastic smell. The color is bright and realistic! The size is perfect for my planters, and the quality is top notch! They are a perfect addition to my front porch and the price I got them at was amazing! Great value and quality for the money.

So easy

These topiary balls are beautiful, lush and realistic. I bought them to create topiaries on my deck with tall white planters I also bought on Amazon. When I put the topiary balls in the planters, I realized the scale was off. So I bought two more balls and stacked them on top so they are now tiered topiaries, and they look so cool now. The way I did it was I bought half-inch copper pipes and stood them up through the drainage holes in the shelf insert of the planters, and then the pipes went through openings in the topiary balls. When I was done, part of the copper pipe stuck out past the topiary ball on top, so I used a pipe cutter to trim the excess portion. Now when I sit or work out on the deck I feel like I'm on vacation at a resort. (Well, almost.) These topiary balls are gorgeous, and I highly recommend them. However, assembling the two halves into one ball was tough. Here are my tips: use pliers to connect them. Connect one section at a time. Immediately after putting the protruding part into the hole, grab one of the zip ties and secure that section. Then move on to the next section. Putting the first few zip ties in is easy because you can stick your hand through the open section of the ball and insert the end of the zip tie through the other side. But as the whole ball gets closed up, you can't stick your hand through anymore, so then I used tweezers to help me with the zip tie. Leave all the zip ties with their long ends hanging out until you're finished, and then snip off the excess. Leaving the long ends on helps you figure out where the next connection point is, as it's really hard to keep track because these balls are so lush with foliage. I got really good at it by the 4th ball. These are wonderful. Highly recommend!

Do yourself and your fingers a favor. Get some larger ties! Black ties work just fine. I was very excited to get these for my front entrance. They arrived promptly and I liked them right out of the box. However, trying to put the two halves together proved to be frustrating and harder than I thought, with the small lime green ties provided. Fortunately, I remembered I had a bunch of larger black ties left from another project, and this is what I ended up using. Still not the easiest thing to do, but it worked! Overall results were better than expected! Highly recommend!

Some may think that they won’t like putting these together since they arrive in half spheres. You receive 2 spheres / 4 halves. It is extremely easy and they fluff easily from shipping. I highly recommend purchasing these!!

These are easy to put together and are a good size. Sadly they just look fake and color is too bright/lime green and not realistic. I wish I’d returned these to be honest.

These are perfect for an entry. Size is perfect and quality is good. I was able to decorate them with Christmas lights.

I bought these to make topiaries for my front porch. I inserted white lights from the back and was unable to use the provided locking system, they just didn't snap into place. I used zip ties and at the bottom I inserted a stick. I did put several layers of cardboard on the tip of the stick so it did not poke through. I truly enjoy them.