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Topiary Joe crafts living sculptures for high-end homes, big-name enterprises

Staff Photo by Jennifer Bardoner / Joe Kyte, aka Topiary Joe, creates living and evergreen sculptures for clients around the world at his home in Tellico Plains, Tennessee. — Staff Photo by Jennifer Bardoner / Joe Kyte, aka Topiary Joe, creates living and evergreen sculptures for clients around the world at his home in Tellico Plains, Tennessee. Staff Photo by Jennifer Bardoner / Joe Kyte, aka Topiary Joe, creates living and evergreen sculptures for clients around the world at his home in Tellico Plains, Tennessee.

By Interview and photos by Jennifer Bardoner March 1, 2020 5 min read

Name: Joe Kyte

Age: 61

Hometown: Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Occupation: Topiarist

It’s a rare day that Joe Kyte doesn’t find strangers in his yard taking pictures.