THE MODERN MINT BLOG

Apr19

World Topiary Day 2022

World Topiary Day 2022 is on Thursday, May 12th this year – so just a few weeks away now Easter has passed! If you are keen on topiary, here are my recommendations for how to celebrate or get involved and learn a little more about pruning, and causing havoc with your shears, this World Topiary Day… World Topiary Day In The USA Join myself via Zoom from the Madoo Conservancy, the garden of the late painter Robert Dash, to learn about topiary composition and how to improve your garden with a few of the right cuts. If you are in …

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Apr01

Garden Masterclass: Modern Topiary – Darren Lerigo

I did a Garden Masterclass chat with Annie Guilfoyle and Noel Kingsbury, which is now available on Youtube. It was a short presentation on Modern Topiary, with 12 ‘Provocations’ to get you keen gardening folk thinking about how and why you might prune your plants. Need more on my topiary work? Otherwise, hope you enjoy this Garden Masterclass chat!

Mar29

English Bones, American Flesh – Topiary At Madoo, New York

In May please do join me at The Madoo Conservancy in The Hamptons, New York. It is the garden of the late painter Robert Dash, and I will be teaching a couple of workshops there on Modern Topiary. If you are in New York in May, or know someone who would love to learn, take a look at available tickets. If Madoo and New York are, you know, a tad too far, then I will also be sharing topiary techniques via Zoom on Thursday 12th May. The joy of Zoom meaning you can join me in the garden from wherever …

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