Topiary by Jenny Hendy

Topiary by Jenny Hendy

See 9780754834496 instead for the new edition 2018. This is a practical guide to the art of clipping, training and shaping plants. It 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.

"This will be a great inspiration for people..wishing to create form and shape with greenery." (Piet Oudolf)

Jenny Hendy has a degree in Classical Botany and is a lecturer and TV guest presenter as well as running a thriving garden design consultancy. She is the author of many gardening books including the 2010 Garden Media Guild Award Practical Book of the Year, Kid's First Gardening Book.

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ISBN 13	9780754830863
ISBN 10	0754830861
Title	Topiary
Author	Jenny Hendy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Anness Publishing
Year published	2015-08-07
Number of pages	160
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.