A Gardener's Guide to Topiary: The Art Of Clipping, Training

A Gardener's Guide to Topiary: The Art Of Clipping, Training And Shaping Plants

This practical guide to the art of clipping, training and shaping plants offers fascinating insight into the art of topiary, with step-by-step instructions, spectacular photography and authoritative text. It shows how topiary can complement a range of garden styles and create design effects, such as defining an entranceway, marking a boundary or creating depth. Projects for beginners through to experienced gardeners show how to clip a spiral, create freehand figures, use topiary frames, train an arch, and tame a hedge. Jenny Hendy explains how topiary can be incorporated into garden styles, from traditional and contemporary to country-house and Japanese. A section on green architecture looks at larger topiary elements, including hedges, doorways and windows, and niches and alcoves. Achievable geometric shapes are also covered, from spheres and pyramids to turrets and helter-skelters. There are suggestions for more ambitious planting effects, such as knot gardens and parterres. Sculptural topiary is also explored, from the clipped creatures of cottage gardens to modern plant shaping. A plant directory then lists the best plants and the training to which they are suited.

â‚¬Å“This will be a great inspiration for people...wishing to create form and shape with greenery.â‚¬Â Piet Oudolf
Country USA
Brand Lorenz Books
Manufacturer Lorenz Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 200 colour photographs and illustrations
ReleaseDate 2018-10-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780754834496

Country	USA
Brand	Lorenz Books
Manufacturer	Lorenz Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	200 colour photographs and illustrations
ReleaseDate	2018-10-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780754834496

A Gardener's Guide to Topiary: The Art Of Clipping, Training And Shaping Plants