A Gardener's Guide to Topiary
The art of clipping, training and shaping plants
$38.93
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
12 July 2018
Summary
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 exp…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780754834496 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0754834492 |
| Author: | Jenny Hendy |
| Publisher: | Anness Publishing |
| Imprint: | Lorenz Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 12 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 996g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 263mm x 216mm |
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“This will be a great inspiration for people…wishing to create form and shape with greenery.” Piet Oudolf
About The Author
Jenny Hendy
Jenny Hendy has turned a lifelong passion for plants and wildlife into a thriving career as a gardening author, designer, teacher and presenter. After gaining an Honours Degree in Botany, Hendy worked in horticultural retail before joining Gardening Which? Magazine. On turning freelance, she began writing and designing in earnest. She loves to share her enthusiasm and knowledge with others and maintains a busy schedule of speaking engagements as well as guesting on BBC Radio Stoke’s gardening phone-in. In 2010, ‘Kid’s First Gardening Book’ was awarded the prestigious Garden Media Guild Award for Best Practical Gardening Book.
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