Mission Hills, California: Harper's Topiary Garden
Since the 1990s Alex and Edna Harper have pruned their honeysuckle-choked front yard into an ever-changing menagerie of monkeys, elephants, a whale, a dinosaur, a pyramid, a surfer, and more.
- Address:
- 3549 Union St., Mission Hills, CA
- Directions:
- A few blocks east of I-5 and south of Washington St. On the east side of Union St. at its intersection with Vine St. Visible from the sidewalk only.
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Good for a quick drive-by. You are not allowed to enter the garden.
[Jennifer Kefer, 03/19/2025]
It looks fantastic.
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Since the 1990s, Alex and Edna Harper have had their honeysuckle-choked front yard pruned into an ever-changing menagerie of slightly blobby dark green animals and other vaguely-defined creatures.