topiary balls
Worth a lookShows low returns (1.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible1.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great175.49avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Great£19.77avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Great£5.50–£72.48cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Great33%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Brand share
Good69%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Good+30.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad1.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad£43K£43K/yr · 140K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, topiary balls is a £43K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (140K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Verdict: Worth a look — 61/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
topiary balls market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–3K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £40K–£49K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.6%
- Avg BSR
- #579
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 40%
- Sponsored
- 91%
- Out of stock
- 21.9%
- Avg brand age
- 29 months
- Avg seller age
- 191 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
30 falling
Sellers
67
Top-5 brand share
69%
Top 20: 94%
Top-5 click share
33%
Top 20: 70%
Open market
29%
- CHRISTOW27%
- HOMCOM26%
- Best Artificial8%
- NPLSEO4%
- Generic4%
- BrightBloom3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +30.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×
Top topiary balls search terms
- topiary balls56K/yr
- artificial topiary balls28K/yr
- topiary balls hanging9K/yr
- solar topiary balls7K/yr
- topiary balls with solar lights9K/yr
- hanging balls garden artificial7K/yr
- topiary ball8K/yr
- hanging topiary balls for outside6K/yr
- hanging balls4K/yr
- large topiary balls5K/yr
Top topiary balls products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
CHRISTOW Artificial Boxwood Topiary Balls Pair 28cm
CHRISTOW£16.634.4★51 rev
CHRISTOW Artificial Lavender Topiary Balls Pair 30cm
CHRISTOW£18.794.5★56 rev
HOMCOM Set of 2 Artificial Plant Topiary Balls UV-protected Fake Decorative Plants Faux Plants for Home Indoor Outdoor Decor 27cm Purple
HOMCOM£13.504.2★73 rev
HOMCOM Set of 2 Decorative Artificial Plants UV-protected Artificial Plant Topiary Rose Balls Fake Plants for Home Indoor outdoor Decor 28cm White
HOMCOM£15.034.4★130 rev
HOMCOM Set of 2 Artificial Topiary Balls 40cm Faux Boxwood Balls Hanging Decoration for Home Indoor Outdoor Green
HOMCOM£25.424.5★71 rev
Newest
by launch date
Solar Topiary Balls with LED Lights Hanging Topiary Ball Lights Decorative UV Resistant Faux Greenery with Warm White LEDs Auto On/Off Outdoor Decor for Garden Patio Pathway Wedding (18cm)
YSINOBEAR£10.860 rev
BrightBloom Solar Topiary Ball Lights 28cm with 20 LED Hanging Artificial Topiaries Sphere Lights Outdoor Waterproof Decorative Garden Lights for Wedding Balcony Patio & Backyard Decor (Green)
BrightBloom£11.183 rev
Artificial Topiary Balls 25cm UV-protected Set Of 2 Decorative Topiary Balls Hanging Grass Ball No Maintenance Ever Green Fake Leaf For Patio Garden Indoor (Flowers 25 * 25cm)
Generic£5.821 rev
rovian Solar Topiary Balls Hanging Topiary Balls with Solar Lights Artificial Boxwood Grass Sphere with Warm White LEDs for Pathway Garden Patio Backyard Wedding Holiday Decor (14CM 2PACK)
rovian£17.640 rev
Kenmohuo 2Pcs 23 Artificial Topiary Ball Flowers Outdoor UV Resistant Fake Plants with Ground Spike Realistic Boxwood Violet Bushes Trees for Spring Garden Porch Patio & Yard Decor (Mix Colors)
Kenmohuo£22.323 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumKenmohuo 2Pcs 23 Artificial Topiary Ball Flowers Outdoor UV Resistant Fake Plants with Ground Spike Realistic Boxwood Violet Bushes Trees for Spring Garden Porch Patio & Yard Decor (Mix Colors)
Kenmohuo£22.324.6★
BrightBloom Solar Topiary Ball Lights 28cm with 20 LED Hanging Artificial Topiaries Sphere Lights Outdoor Waterproof Decorative Garden Lights for Wedding Balcony Patio & Backyard Decor (Green)
BrightBloom£11.183.9★
Artificial Topiary Balls 25cm UV-protected Set Of 2 Decorative Topiary Balls Hanging Grass Ball No Maintenance Ever Green Fake Leaf For Patio Garden Indoor (Flowers 25 * 25cm)
Generic£5.825.0★
Solar Topiary Balls with LED Lights Hanging Topiary Ball Lights Decorative UV Resistant Faux Greenery with Warm White LEDs Auto On/Off Outdoor Decor for Garden Patio Pathway Wedding (18cm)
YSINOBEAR£10.860.0★
rovian Solar Topiary Balls Hanging Topiary Balls with Solar Lights Artificial Boxwood Grass Sphere with Warm White LEDs for Pathway Garden Patio Backyard Wedding Holiday Decor (14CM 2PACK)
rovian£17.640.0★
What buyers say about topiary balls
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Amazing quality”
“The brightness is impressive”
“Cheap price”
“they are easy to install”
“Theyre a really good size and look lovely”
“the colour is quite accurate”
“just what we wanted”
“Excellent look great when put together”
“felt very sturdy”
“IP65 waterproofing holds up well in rain”
What buyers complain about
“some really long”
“Look cheap”
“Tricky to put together”
“The photographs are misleading”
“Did not give out much light”
“Not really worth the money”
“Not ball shaped”
“Didnt turn up”
“After 1 year is broken”
“wish battery would last longer”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is topiary balls profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £43K/yr across 55 tracked products. 1 of 20 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +30.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (61/100).
- How competitive is the topiary balls niche?
- 30 brands and 67 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 33% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 69% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in topiary balls?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Assembly/Installation. The return rate is 1.0%.
- When does demand for topiary balls peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May; the busiest month runs 3.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the topiary balls niche?
- Listings span £5.50–£72.48; the average listing price is £19.77 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 175 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.