Michael P. Gibson is a topiary artist, educator, and creator of the Gibson Method, a contemporary approach to creative pruning that
transforms plants into living sculpture. With more than 30 years of horticultural experience and over 700 living sculptures created across the United States, he is recognized as one of the nation's leading voices in contemporary topiary.
Through lectures, workshops, demonstrations, and public art installations, Gibson explores the intersection of horticulture, art, storytelling, and wellness, inspiring audiences to see plants as a medium for creativity and connection.
His work has been featured by The New York Times, Southern Living, HGTV, and NPR, and he is the recipient of the inaugural U.S. Botanic
Garden and IDEA Center Sowing Excellence Award and the American Public Gardens Association Garden Scholar Award. Today, Gibson continues to advance the art of topiary by helping people see the creative potential of plants in new and unexpected ways.
