creative pruning
How to prune box balls and topiary
▲ The box balls in front have just been clipped, but the large one at the rear waits its turn. For good results you will need really sharp shears, one-handed shears or garden scissors for detail and some kind of …
Espaliered tree person thing and real umbrella trees (!)
Pallant House Restaurant Courtyard, Chichester I spotted these weird sculptures through a gate of Pallant House courtyard in Chichester. It seems to be a variation on the green-man, but this ‘tree person’ has been espaliered! He’s looking a bit worse for …
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Espalier trained Japanese holly
(Updated July 2016) One of the trained Japanese hollies, with new shade planting at its feet I came across four rather nice Japanese hollies at the garden centre recently. Realising their creative pruning potential I snapped up the lot. Here is one …
Cloud pruned hedges & topiary fun
Out and About in Sussex, England: musings on creative pruning Most of the hedging in my garden is in the formal, rectilinear style, but I really like cloud-pruned hedges too. Here are a couple that are on public display, that I pass on …