Levens Hall and Gardens, based in the southern Lake District, will mark the occasion on May 10.
Plans include a global moment of celebration and a programme of special activities for visitors.
This year’s event will feature the ‘One World Topiary Garden Minute,’ during which topiary gardens around the world will simultaneously share images of their clipped creations at 1pm BST.
World Topiary Day, now in its sixth year, was founded by Levens Hall to rekindle interest in the living art form.
It has since grown into a global celebration involving more than 50 gardens across the UK, Europe and the USA.
Among the participants are Les Jardins de Marqueyssac in France, Jardin du Manoir d’Eyrignac, the Monumental Gardens of Valsanzibio in Italy, and Longwood Gardens in the US.
Levens Hall has avoided the fate of other historic horticultural features which haven’t survived the test of time.
Recently, national headlines were made when a topiary cockerel, in Bishop Monkton, North Yorkshire was felled.
Levens Hall’s gardens, by contrast, have endured, remaining largely unchanged despite shifting gardening fashions.
Its topiary garden, one of the oldest in the world, features more than 100 living sculptures in a remarkable array of shapes and styles, some more than 300 years old, and others over 150 years in age.
The collection includes everything from towering Umbrella trees and depictions of Queen Elizabeth I and her maids, to a Top Hat, the ever-popular Toppling Wedding Cake, and modern figures like Darth Vader and Homer Simpson.
Visitors will also find peacocks, geometric forms, and a tapestry of green shades created by different yew varieties.
World Topiary Day at Levens Hall will include guided tours led by the gardens team, taking place at 11am and 2pm.
These behind-the-scenes tours will focus entirely on the art and history of topiary, and are a special treat for World Topiary Day.
The day will also feature performances by the South Lakes Acapella Choir.
The garden’s longevity is a tribute to the dedication of its caretakers, with just 11 head gardeners tending the grounds since 1694.
This year’s event will be the last under the guidance of Chris Crowder, who has served as head gardener for 40 years.
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