I will be teaching a Topiary Skills Workshop at Waltham Place in September 2023! For more information and to book your spot on the course do visit the Waltham Place website. In this 3 hour course you will learn everything you need to know about pruning and making topiary – as well as getting some practise in as well! No experience necessary, just a positive attitude and a pair of shears needed… I can help you sharpen and clean everything up before we begin, so don’t panic if your tools are a little rough! During the session you will: ‍Topiary should be …

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I wrote a manifesto on Modern Topiary, to remind myself of the ideas I am thinking through when composing a new shape. You can view the seven rules and a few photos of my topiary work on the European Boxwood and Topiary Society website. The photo above is two mop-heads with rings run through them, to show off the different types of green you get in a golden yew. But on the EBTS website you will see a couple more photos, one of which is the beginning of an Olaf from the Disney film Frozen… he currently looks quite frightening …

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First of all, a long article at Country Life magazine about the Art of Topiary… with a mention for my mentor Charlotte Molesworth, and her topiary garden in Kent. Read here ‘The Ancient Art Of Topiary’ And in Country Living that chap King Charles (King!) starts work on a climate friendly topiary garden at Sandringham. Love the idea of ripping up a lawn for flowers and shrubs – will be intrigued to see how climate friendly the project works out to be, as they expect to finish it in May, just 4 months down the line. Most topiaries I make …

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