THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Topiary Workshops 2023
I will be teaching a number of topiary workshops in 2023.
Listed below with links to see all the details about how to book:
Northern School of Gardening, near Harrogate – April 27th 2023
Madoo Conservancy, New York – May 12th 2023
Madoo Conservancy, New York – May 13th 2023
Gunnebo House, Gothenburg – June 29th 2023
Waltham Place, near Maidenhead – September 8th 2023
WFGA, Kent – September 9th 2023
I hope to add more through the year, but please do email me if you want to be added to a reminder list when dates are announced.
And as a taster, take a look at a free talk I gave to Garden Masterclass on Modern Topiary.
Buxus the Norfolk Terrier In Modern Topiary Book
This is Buxus, our Norfolk Terrier, who I acknowledge in the acknowledgments of the book of Modern Topiary. The book of Modern Topiary can be read, for free, here. There you go. Buxus the dog on ‘doorstep duty’ at a friend’s house in Edinburgh. For those asking what he looked like!
What People Think Of Modern Topiary, The Book
Yesterday I put out the book – Modern Topiary – that I have spent the last six years writing. Download for free a pdf of Modern Topiary here. And what seems amazing to me, is that not only have people actually been reading it, but then responding to it. So below are a number of comments I have been sent from those who read it last night, and this morning…. “Brilliant read, exactly the right amount of info to take in and digest.” Rachel, a gardener “Just finished reading – absolutely brilliant!” Camilla (she shared with me lots she highlighted) …
Modern Topiary Book
Over the last six years I have been writing a book. It is called Modern Topiary and I have finally finished it, and now made it available for people to read. This is the blurb on the back…. This is the topiary book I wish I had when I began trying to clip plants into a shape others would consider beautiful. Split into two parts – the craft and then the art of topiary – I have tried to share everything I know. It’s not a long book. I hope this gives you the foundation for good technique, alongside ideas …