THE MODERN MINT BLOG
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Topiary Design: Thinking About Pruning
Topiary design is something I think about a lot. Well I would, what with being a topiary artist who makes and maintains topiary, hedges and shrubs throughout the year. Topiary Design I am still searching for a way to share with you why I prune certain plants a certain way. The easiest answer for me to give is – “because pruning it that way is what it needs. That is just what the plant told me to do.” But let’s face it, that is of no use to you. Firstly because it gives you nothing specific or tangible to start …
When Working Off A Ladder Takes Too Long
I saw this a few months back. Not exactly sure I know what to feel about it: Cutting during the growing season when birds and other wildlife are nesting. Having to do this each year, with the high carbon footprint attached to it, when it may be less environmentally damaging to cut down the trees close to the cables and replant more in a better, more open space? And then of course, there is the use of a freaking helicopter with a freaking rotating blade on a freaking swinging cable being arced around next to live POWER LINES!!!!!!! I guess …
How To Prune Wisteria In Winter & Summer
How do you prune a wisteria people ask me. When is the best time? Winter? Again in summer? What are the differences? There are quite a few questions about it and, as I spend a lot of time doing it I thought I would share my thoughts. This will hopefully make it easy for you, because as with most pruning, it is simple – it just takes time to do it well. How To Prune Wisteria In Winter Winter pruning of wisteria is the key one for me. I put a ladder against the wall of the house I’m working …