NED KELLY is one of my favorite topiary displays in Railton. Not that I am a fan of Ned Kelly but it's just so well done. Please some stealth here. Stopping here will not be seen as unusual as there are three more topiaries right here. A car, a motor bike and an emu. The case is a very simple placement under a rock at the base of the light/electricity pole.
Railton - Town of Topiary
Some 48 exhibits of sculptured topiary spread in and near Railton is good entertainment and you can download the Railton Topiary Map by searching google earth. A copy can also be obtained at the Looking Glass Cottage in the main street. There are basically three kinds of topiary in the town: (a) amusing pieces - Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Three Ducks and an Elephant (b) pieces which combine real equipment and topiary cut bushes - Man mowing and dog, man relaxing in an armchair (c) serious works - the Nurse, Navy, Army and Air Force figures at the RSL Cenotaph. It is hugely entertaining to admire the work and to recognise how much skill and time goes into creating and maintaining these remarkable topiary sculptures. Of particular interest are the Horse and Farmer outside the Looking Glass Cottage - this topiary was started in 1999 by Neil Hurley (the creator of the idea) and is the oldest example in the village and the Cradle Mountain National Paddock in Crockers Street which not only has the town name in topiary but also has a Tasmanian Tiger planted by Graham Ross during a 2012 filming for the TV show Better Homes and Gardens and Hacker the Dog planted by the team from the BBC TV show All Over The Place in 2013.