Gardener's Guide to Topiary: The art of clipping, training and shaping plants

Jenny Hendy explains how topiary can be incorporated into garden styles, from traditional to contemporary, and includes a section on green architecture. It also explores sculptural topiary and a plant directory. Step-by-step instructions, spectacular photography, and authoritative text are included to show how topiary can complement a range of garden styles and create design effects.

Format: Hardback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 13 July 2018
Publisher: Anness Publishing

Jenny Hendy delves into the world of topiary, showcasing its versatility in various garden styles, from traditional and contemporary to country-house and Japanese. She explores the concept of green architecture, focusing on larger topiary elements such as hedges, doorways, windows, niches, and alcoves. Achievable geometric shapes, including spheres, pyramids, turrets, and helter-skelters, are also covered, offering suggestions for more ambitious planting effects like knot gardens and parterres. Sculptural topiary is explored, encompassing clipped creatures in cottage gardens and modern plant shaping techniques. A comprehensive plant directory lists the best plants suited for topiary training, accompanied by step-by-step instructions, breathtaking photography, and authoritative text. This insightful guide demonstrates how topiary can complement a range of garden styles, creating design effects such as defining entranceways, marking boundaries, and creating depth. It features projects for beginners and experienced gardeners, teaching them how to clip spirals, create freehand figures, use topiary frames, train arches, and tame hedges.

Weight: 868g
Dimension: 217 x 262 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780754834496